Sappemeer
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Sappemeer is a village in the Dutch
province of Groningen
. It is located in the municipality of Hoogezand-Sappemeer
. It is located to the east of Hoogezand
.
Sappemeer was a separate municipality until 1949, when it merged with Hoogezand.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
province of Groningen
Groningen (province)
Groningen [] is the northeasternmost province of the Netherlands. In the east it borders the German state of Niedersachsen , in the south Drenthe, in the west Friesland and in the north the Wadden Sea...
. It is located in the municipality of Hoogezand-Sappemeer
Hoogezand-Sappemeer
Hoogezand-Sappemeer is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. It is the second largest municipality in the province of Groningen, after the city of Groningen. It is well known for its ship building industry....
. It is located to the east of Hoogezand
Hoogezand
Hoogezand is a village in the municipality Hoogezand-Sappemeer, located in the principality Groningen in northeast Netherlands. The name refers to a higher sanded place in the peatlands cut through when the Winschoterdiep channel was dug. Near this channel in 1618 the village was founded.In the...
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Sappemeer was a separate municipality until 1949, when it merged with Hoogezand.