Stadskanaal

Coordinates: 52°59′N 6°57′E / 52.983°N 6.950°E / 52.983; 6.950
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Stadskanaal
Town and Municipality
Channel in Stadskanaal
Channel in Stadskanaal
Flag of Stadskanaal
Flag
Coat of arms of Stadskanaal
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Stadskanaal in a municipal map of Groningen
Location in Groningen
Coordinates: 52°59′N 6°57′E / 52.983°N 6.950°E / 52.983; 6.950
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGroningen
Government
[1]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorBaukje Galama (VVD)
Area
[2]
 • Total119.94 km2 (46.31 sq mi)
 • Land117.64 km2 (45.42 sq mi)
 • Water2.30 km2 (0.89 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total31,754
 • Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
9500–9509, 9580–9599, 9660–9661
Area code0599
Websitewww.stadskanaal.nl

Stadskanaal (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌstɑtskaːˈnaːl] ⓘ) is a town and municipality with a population of 32,715 in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. It was named after the canal Stadskanaal.

From 1800 until 1900 this area was ideal for its peat mining, and so the canal came to ship all the peat to Groningen the capital of the province.

Geography

2014 map of the municipality

The population centres in the municipality are:

International relations

Stadskanaal is twinned with Bielsko-Biała in Poland.[5]

Gallery

  • Stadskanaal, church: de Poststraatkerk
    Stadskanaal, church: de Poststraatkerk
  • Stadskanaal, catholic church
    Stadskanaal, catholic church
  • Musselkanaal, church
    Musselkanaal, church
  • Musselkanaal, drawbridge
    Musselkanaal, drawbridge

References

  1. ^ "Burgemeester" [Mayor] (in Dutch). Gemeente Stadskanaal. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 9501SZ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Bielsko-Biała - Partner Cities". © 2008 Urzędu Miejskiego w Bielsku-Białej. Retrieved 2008-12-10.

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