Rottum

Rottum is a small village on an artificial dwelling hill between and in the municipality of Het Hogeland, falling under the province in the . It had a population of around 85 in January 2017.
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  • Type: Village with 85 residents
  • Description: village in Het Hogeland, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Rottum, Groningen”
  • Postal code: 9998

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kerk van Rottum and Usquert railway station.

Church
Photo: Baykedevries, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
is a church.

Railway station
Photo: Dh3201, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Usquert is a railway station located in , . The station was opened on 16 August 1893 and is located on the Sauwerd–Roodeschool railway. The train services are operated by Arriva.

Railway station
Photo: Sneeuwvlakte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Warffum is a railway station located in in the . The station was opened on 16 August 1893 and is located on the Sauwerd–Roodeschool railway. The train services are operated by Arriva. is situated 3½ km west of Rottum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bethlehem and Eelswerd.

Hamlet
is a hamlet just west of the village of Rottum, in the province of . Since 2019, it is part of the municipality of Het Hogeland.

Hamlet
Photo: Pieter Kuiper, Public domain.
is a hamlet.

Village
Photo: Pieter Kuiper, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the province of . It is located in the municipality of Het Hogeland, about 16 km north of the city of Groningen.

Rottum

Latitude
53.38212° or 53° 22′ 56″ north
Longitude
6.62078° or 6° 37′ 15″ east
Population
85
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
9F589JJC+R8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 48451254
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2747883
Wiki­data ID
Q2714070
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Frisian—“Rottum” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Rottum”
  • Catalan: “Rottum”
  • Chinese: “Rottum”
  • Dutch: “Rottum”
  • Esperanto: “Rottum”
  • French: “Rottum”
  • Irish: “Rottum”
  • Luxembourgish: “Rottum”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Rottum”
  • Persian: “روتوم”
  • Polish: “Rottum”
  • Ukrainian: “Роттюм”
  • Western Frisian: “Rottum”

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