Scheemda

Scheemda
Scheemda
	Village
	Torenstraat in 2012 Torenstraat in 2012
	Scheemda Location of Scheemda in the province of Groningen
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Country	Netherlands
Province	Groningen
Municipality	Oldambt
Area(2012)
• Total	225 ha (556 acres)
• Land	220 ha (540 acres)
• Water	5 ha (12 acres)
Population (2012)
• Total	2,445
• Density	1,110/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Scheemda (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsxeːmdaː] ( listen)) 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.

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.

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.

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Scheemda, church tower
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Scheemda, drawing bridge in the street
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Cardboard factory De Toekomst II (The Future II)
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Scheemda railway station

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