Zuidbroek, Groningen
Zuidbroek (Dutch pronunciation: [zœydˈbruk]; Gronings: Zuudbrouk) is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Menterwolde, about 6 km north of Veendam.
Zuidbroek | |
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 Zuidbroek in 2003 | |
  Zuidbroek Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 53°09′45″N 06°51′38″E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Groningen |
| Municipality | Menterwolde |
| Population (1 January 2007)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,910 |
History
Zuidbroek was a separate municipality until 1965, when it became a part of Oosterbroek.[2] Oosterbroek was merged with Meeden and Muntendam in 1990 and renamed to Menterwolde a year later.
In 2014, the Noord-Nederlands Trein & Tram Museum at the Zuidbroek railway station was opened.[3]
Infrastructure
The Zuidbroek railway station is situated on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway and Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek railway.
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References
- CBS Statline
- Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- (in Dutch) "Video: Trein & Trammuseum Zuidbroek open", Dagblad van het Noorden, 2014. Retrieved on 7 February 2015.
External links
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Zuidbroek". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
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