Eemsmond
Sign in to saveEemsmond (; ) is a former municipality with a population of 15,864 in the north of the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. On 1 January 2019 it merged with the municipalities of Bedum, De Marne and Winsum to form the new municipality Het Hogeland.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Eemsmond
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Former municipality
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Eemsmond.svg
- Settlement.flag_size
- 120x100px
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of arms of Eemsmond.svg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 120x100px
- Settlement.image_map
- Map - NL - Municipality code 1651 (2009).svg
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- Highlighted position of Eemsmond in a municipal map of Groningen
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- Location in Groningen
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Groningen
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.established_date
- 1 January 1979
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 2
- Settlement.postal_code_type
- Postcode
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Eemsmond (; ) is a former municipality with a population of 15,864 in the north of the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. On 1 January 2019 it merged with the municipalities of Bedum, De Marne and Winsum to form the new municipality Het Hogeland.
== History == The municipality of Hefshuizen was established on 1 January 1979 by merging the municipalities of Uithuizen and Uithuizermeeden. On 1 January 1990, the municipalities of Kantens, Usquert, and Warffum were added. On 1 January 1992, the name of the municipality was changed from Hefshuizen to Eemsmond, which means Ems Mouth.