Kolham

Kolham is a village in the province of . It is part of the municipality of . In 1959, natural gas was discovered at Kolham. Later, it was revealed that Groningen gas field was the largest natural gas field in Europe.
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  • Type: Village with 1,330 residents
  • Description: village in Midden-Groningen, Netherlands
  • Postal code: 9615

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hervormde kerk (Kolham) and Entreprise.

Church
is a church.

Windmill
is a windmill.

Cemetery
Photo: Ronn, Public domain.
is a cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hoogezand and Foxhol.

Town
is a town in the municipality of , in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the .

Village
is a village in the province of . It is part of the municipality of . In 1842, the potato starch factory Eureka was founded in by Willem Albert Scholten.

Village
is a village, which is situated 4 km west of Kolham.

Kolham

Latitude
53.18217° or 53° 10′ 56″ north
Longitude
6.74463° or 6° 44′ 41″ east
Population
1,330
United Nations Location Code
NL KHA
Open location code
9F585PJV+VV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1560698768
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2752534
Wiki­data ID
Q628599
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Frisian—“Kolham” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Kolham
  • Catalan: Kolham
  • Chinese: Kolham
  • Dutch: Kolham
  • Esperanto: Kolham
  • French: Kolham
  • Irish: Kolham
  • Min Nan Chinese: Kolham
  • Polish: Colham
  • Polish: De Ham
  • Polish: Kolham
  • Russian: Колхам
  • Turkish: Kolham
  • Ukrainian: Колгам
  • Western Frisian: Kolham
  • Kolham

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Highlights include ‘t Mainschoar and IJsbaan Kolham.

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