The former municipality can be characterized as a chain of small villages dividing a mostly agricultural landscape. Having an agricultural background for at least a thousand years, the community houses for the most part commuters to nearby towns like Hoogezand, Groningen and Delfzijl. The mansionFraeylemaborg (a small 'castle', the oldest parts of which are dated in the Middle Ages) is located in Slochteren.
Topographic map of the municipality of Slochteren, June 2015
Natural gas field
Slochteren is in the center of the giantGroningen gas field, discovered in 1959, ensuring the position of the Netherlands as a major energy exporting country. The estimated gas reserves in 2009 was 2,700 km3 (650 cu mi).[3]
Gallery
Protestant Church
Former courthouse of Slochteren
Town hall
Former post office
References
^ abc"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 April 2022. two entries
^"Postcodetool for 9621AL". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
slochteren, dutch, pronunciation, ˈslɔxtərə, listen, village, former, municipality, with, population, province, groningen, northeast, netherlands, january, 2018, merged, with, hoogezand, sappemeer, menterwolde, forming, municipality, midden, groningen, village. Slochteren Dutch pronunciation ˈslɔxtere n listen is a village and former municipality with a population of 15 546 in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands On 1 January 2018 Slochteren merged with Hoogezand Sappemeer and Menterwolde forming the municipality Midden Groningen SlochterenVillage and former municipalityFraeylemaborg in SlochterenLocation in GroningenCoordinates 53 13 N 6 48 E 53 217 N 6 800 E 53 217 6 800 Coordinates 53 13 N 6 48 E 53 217 N 6 800 E 53 217 6 800CountryNetherlandsProvinceGroningenMunicipalityMidden GroningenArea 1 Total16 86 km2 6 51 sq mi Elevation 2 1 m 3 ft Population 2021 1 Total2 140 Density130 km2 330 sq mi DemonymSlochtenaarTime zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postcode9621 1 Area code0598The former municipality can be characterized as a chain of small villages dividing a mostly agricultural landscape Having an agricultural background for at least a thousand years the community houses for the most part commuters to nearby towns like Hoogezand Groningen and Delfzijl The mansion Fraeylemaborg a small castle the oldest parts of which are dated in the Middle Ages is located in Slochteren Contents 1 Geography 2 Natural gas field 3 Gallery 4 References 5 External linksGeography EditThe population centres in the former municipality are Denemarken Froombosch Harkstede Hellum Kolham Lageland Luddeweer Overschild Schaaphok Scharmer Schildwolde Siddeburen Slochteren Steendam Tjuchem Woudbloem Topographic map of the municipality of Slochteren June 2015Natural gas field EditSlochteren is in the center of the giant Groningen gas field discovered in 1959 ensuring the position of the Netherlands as a major energy exporting country The estimated gas reserves in 2009 was 2 700 km3 650 cu mi 3 Gallery Edit Protestant Church Former courthouse of Slochteren Town hall Former post officeReferences Edit a b c Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 Central Bureau of Statistics Retrieved 9 April 2022 two entries Postcodetool for 9621AL Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland in Dutch Het Waterschapshuis Retrieved 3 February 2014 NAM Shell gas oil website permanent dead link External links Edit Media related to Slochteren at Wikimedia Commons This Groningen location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a natural gas field is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Slochteren amp oldid 1121451586, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
