Noordbroek
Encyclopedia
Noordbroek is a village in the Dutch
province of Groningen
. It is located in the municipality of Menterwolde
, about 8 km northeast of Hoogezand
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Noordbroek was a separate municipality until 1965, when it became part of Oosterbroek
.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
province of Groningen
Groningen (province)
Groningen [] is the northeasternmost province of the Netherlands. In the east it borders the German state of Niedersachsen , in the south Drenthe, in the west Friesland and in the north the Wadden Sea...
. It is located in the municipality of Menterwolde
Menterwolde
- Population centres :* Borgercompagnie* Meeden* Muntendam* Noordbroek* Tripscompagnie* Zuidbroek...
, about 8 km northeast of Hoogezand
Hoogezand
Hoogezand is a village in the municipality Hoogezand-Sappemeer, located in the principality Groningen in northeast Netherlands. The name refers to a higher sanded place in the peatlands cut through when the Winschoterdiep channel was dug. Near this channel in 1618 the village was founded.In the...
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Noordbroek was a separate municipality until 1965, when it became part of Oosterbroek
Oosterbroek (Groningen)
Oosterbroek is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Groningen.It was created in a merger of Noordbroek and Zuidbroek in 1965. In 1990, the municipalities of Meeden and Muntendam were also added to Oosterbroek, which was renamed to Menterwolde a year later.-References:...
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