Achterdiep

Achterdiep is in Groningen, Northern Netherlands. Achterdiep is situated nearby to the neighborhood Sappemeer Noord, as well as near the hamlet Jagerswijk.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gedenknaald Sappemeer and Hoogezand-Sappemeer railway station.

Gedenknaald Sappemeer

Memorial

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Gedenknaald Sappemeer is a memorial.

Hoogezand-Sappemeer railway station

Railway station

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Hoogezand-Sappemeer is an unstaffed railway station in Hoogezand in the Netherlands. It is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Martenshoek and Sappemeer Oost in the province of Groningen.

Damkerk (Hoogezand)

Church

Photo: Ronn, Public domain.

Damkerk (Hoogezand) is a church, which is situated 2½ km west of Achterdiep.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sappemeer and Hoogezand.

Sappemeer

Village

Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sappemeer is a town in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Midden-Groningen to the east of Hoogezand. Sappemeer was a separate municipality until 1949, when it merged with Hoogezand.

Hoogezand

Town

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Hoogezand is a town in the municipality of Midden-Groningen, in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. Hoogezand is situated 2½ km west of Achterdiep.

Kolham

Village

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. Kolham is situated 3½ km west of Achterdiep.

Achterdiep

Type: Body of water
Location: Groningen, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

53.17255° or 53° 10′ 21″ north

Longitude

6.79426° or 6° 47′ 39″ east

Open location code

9F585QFV+2P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 96196258

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

GeoNames ID

2760040

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