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Sappemeer

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Sappemeer () is a town in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Midden-Groningen to the east of Hoogezand.

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Place details

Locality
Kleinemeer
Region
Groningen
Country
Nederland
Population
8,298
Timezone
Europe/Amsterdam

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Sappemeer
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Midden-Groningen-Sappemeer, de Sint-Willibrorduskerk RM22268 IMG 1107 2024-05-12 16.44.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Roman Catholic Church in 2012
Settlement.imagesize
180px
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Groningen
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Midden-Groningen
Settlement.pushpin_map
Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location of Sappemeer in the province of Groningen
Settlement.area_total_km2
13.31
Settlement.elevation_m
1.7
Settlement.population_as_of
2021
Settlement.population_total
8,085
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto

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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. The village is the European headquarters of the Japanese Kikkoman Corporation, which began operations in 1997 and now produces over 40 million litres of soy sauce per annum at the site.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sappemeer” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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