Zuidhorn is a municipality

Municipality

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 and a town

Town

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 in the northeastern Netherlands

Netherlands

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. Due to a municipal reoganisation in 1990, Zuidhorn was extended when it merged with, though not physically connected to Oldehove

Oldehove (Groningen)

Oldehove is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Zuidhorn, about 16 km northwest of the city of Groningen.Oldehove was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Zuidhorn.-External links:...

, Grijpskerk

Grijpskerk

Grijpskerk is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Zuidhorn, about 18 km west of the city of Groningen.Grijpskerk was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Zuidhorn....

 and Aduard

Aduard

Aduard is a village in the municipality of Zuidhorn, in the Netherlands. It is located about 8 km northwest of Groningen. The history of Aduard dates back to the foundation in 1192 of a Cistercian abbey, where famous early Humanists like Rodolphus Agricola and Wessel Gansfort studied and...

. It is a pleasant town, which depends largely on the city of Groningen. A railway line, operated by Arriva

Arriva

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, connects the town with Leeuwarden in Friesland

Friesland

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 and Groningen.

Transport

Zuidhorn has two train stations: Zuidhorn and Grijpskerk. At least once an hour a train runs between Groningen and Leeuwarden. On weekdays, trains stop twice an hour in Zuidhorn. Until 1991 there used to be a third station on this line, Visvliet.

Nature

In the center of Zuidhorn, lies a large, partly wooded park called "Johan Smit Park". It offers a wide variety of recreation, open to the public, based on trails. The "Quick Silver S" is the main sport hall, hosting many activities such as a running clubs, and other sports. Nearby, the park has numerous soccer fields and a playground. For most of the year, docile highland cattle

Highland cattle

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 roam the park.

Wierden

There is a dense concentration of terps, better known as wierden, artificial dwelling hill

Artificial dwelling hill

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s, in the area Middag-Humsterland. In 1995, this collection of wierden was submitted to UNESCO

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's list of World Heritage Site

World Heritage Site

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s. The property is currently on the tentative list.

Population centres

Aalsum

Aalsum (Groningen)

Aalsum is a small hamlet in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Zuidhorn, about 1.5 km west of Oldehove....

, Aduard

Aduard

Aduard is a village in the municipality of Zuidhorn, in the Netherlands. It is located about 8 km northwest of Groningen. The history of Aduard dates back to the foundation in 1192 of a Cistercian abbey, where famous early Humanists like Rodolphus Agricola and Wessel Gansfort studied and...

, Balmahuizen, Barnwerd, Briltil, De Kampen, De Poffert, De Ruigewaard, Den Ham, Den Horn, Diepswal, Electra, Englum, Fransum, Frytum, Gaaikemadijk, Gaaikemaweer, Gaarkeuken, Grijpskerk

Grijpskerk

Grijpskerk is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Zuidhorn, about 18 km west of the city of Groningen.Grijpskerk was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Zuidhorn....

, Heereburen, Hoekje, Hoogemeeden, Humsterland, Ikum, Kenwerd, Kommerzijl, Korhorn, Lagemeeden, Lammerburen, Lauwerzijl, Niehove, Nieuwklap, Niezijl, Noorderburen, Noordhorn, Noordhornerga, Noordhornertolhek, Okswerd, Oldehove

Oldehove (Groningen)

Oldehove is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Zuidhorn, about 16 km northwest of the city of Groningen.Oldehove was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Zuidhorn.-External links:...

, Pama

Pama

Pama is a town located in the province of Kompienga in Burkina Faso. It is the capital of Kompienga Province....

, Pieterzijl, Ruigezand, Saaksum, Selwerd, Spanjaardsdijk, Steentil, Visvliet, Wierumerschouw and Zuidhorn.

External links

• Official Website