The name refers to a higher sanded (Hooge Sandt) place in the peatlands cut through when the Winschoterdiepchannel was dug. Near this channel in 1618 the town was founded.
In the beginning the town was a center of peat briquettes producing. When the peat ran out opened factories for cardboard and plants for potato processing . At the moment Hoogezand is most known for the shipbuilding industry. On the shipyards the vessels are launched sideways, which is uncommon for slipways.
In 1821 Hoogezand absorbed former municipality Windeweer. In 1949 Hoogezand and Sappemeer became one city. At the moment Hoogezand-Sappemeer has 34,438 citizens (2005), around 21,000 of them live in Hoogezand. In 2018, the municipality of Hoogezand-Sappemeer merged with the municipalities of Slochteren and Menterwolde to form the new municipality of Midden-Groningen
hoogezand, town, municipality, midden, groningen, province, groningen, northeast, netherlands, townprotestant, church, 2008flagcoat, armslocation, province, groningencoordinates, 15722, 75333, 15722, 75333countrynetherlandsprovincegroningenmunicipalitymidden, . Hoogezand is a town in the municipality of Midden Groningen in the province of Groningen in northeast Netherlands HoogezandTownProtestant Church in 2008FlagCoat of armsHoogezandLocation of Hoogezand in the province of GroningenCoordinates 53 9 26 N 6 45 12 E 53 15722 N 6 75333 E 53 15722 6 75333CountryNetherlandsProvinceGroningenMunicipalityMidden GroningenPopulation 2023 22 080Major roadsA7 N385 N386 Satellite photo of the area Contents 1 History 2 Culture 3 Transportation 4 Notable residents 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe name refers to a higher sanded Hooge Sandt place in the peatlands cut through when the Winschoterdiep channel was dug Near this channel in 1618 the town was founded In the beginning the town was a center of peat briquettes producing When the peat ran out opened factories for cardboard and plants for potato processing At the moment Hoogezand is most known for the shipbuilding industry On the shipyards the vessels are launched sideways which is uncommon for slipways In 1821 Hoogezand absorbed former municipality Windeweer In 1949 Hoogezand and Sappemeer became one city At the moment Hoogezand Sappemeer has 34 438 citizens 2005 around 21 000 of them live in Hoogezand In 2018 the municipality of Hoogezand Sappemeer merged with the municipalities of Slochteren and Menterwolde to form the new municipality of Midden GroningenCulture editThe Nationaal Bus Museum opened its doors in Hoogezand in 2013 Transportation editRailway station Hoogezand SappemeerIn Western Hoogezand Martenshoek railway station may be closer Notable residents editLuciano Carty professional footballer 1 2 References edit citation needed Luciano Carty from Hoogezand makes his professional debut dvhn nl FC Emmen binds Luciano Carty longer Talent from Hoogezand signs for two years I worked hard for it dvhn nl External links editOfficial website nbsp Media related to Hoogezand at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This Groningen location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hoogezand amp oldid 1217040727, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,