Area 117.5 km² Population 2,445 (2012) | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Friday 4:06 AM | |
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Weather 2°C, Wind NE at 13 km/h, 86% Humidity | ||
Scheemda ( [ˈsxeːmdaː]) is a village with a population of 2,445 in the municipality of Oldambt in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. Scheemda was a separate municipality until 2010, when it merged with Reiderland and Winschoten to form the municipality of Oldambt.
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Map of Scheemda, Netherlands
History
Until 2010, Scheemda was a separate municipality with the population centers Heiligerlee, Midwolda, Nieuw-Scheemda, Nieuwolda, Oostwold, Scheemda, 't Waar and Westerlee. On 1 January 2010, the municipality merged into Oldambt.
Transportation
The Scheemda railway station was opened in 1868 and has train services to Zuidbroek and Groningen in the west, and Winschoten, Bad Nieuweschans, and Leer (Germany) in the east.
References
Scheemda Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA