Kolham
Kolham is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is part of the municipality of Midden-Groningen. In 1959, natural gas was discovered at Kolham. Later, it was revealed that Groningen gas field was the largest natural gas field in Europe.- Type: Village with 1,330 residents
- Description: village in Midden-Groningen, Netherlands
- Also known as: “Colham” and “De Ham”
- Postal code: 9615
Places of Interest
Highlights: Hervormde kerk (Kolham) and Entreprise.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hoogezand and Foxhol.
Kolham
- Categories: cadastral populated place in the Netherlands and locality
- Location: Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
53.18217° or 53° 10′ 56″ north
Longitude
6.74463° or 6° 44′ 41″ east
Population
1,330
UN/LOCODE
NL KHA
Open location code
9F585PJV+VV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Western Frisian—“Kolham” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Kolham”
- Catalan: “Kolham”
- Dutch: “Kolham”
- Esperanto: “Kolham”
- French: “Kolham”
- Irish: “Kolham”
- Ladin: “Kolham”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Kolham”
- Polish: “Kolham”
- Russian: “Колхам”
- Turkish: “Kolham”
- Ukrainian: “Колгам”
- Western Frisian: “Kolham”
- “Kolham”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Foxham and Borgweg.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: ‘t Mainschoar and IJsbaan Kolham.
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