Place:Winschoten, Groningen, Netherlands

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Name	Winschoten
Type	Stad, Voormalige gemeente
Coordinates	53.117°N 7.033°E
Located in	Groningen, Netherlands (abt 1200 - )
Also located in	Oldambt, Groningen, Netherlands (2010 - )

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Cemetery: Hofstraat

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Winschoten is a city with a population of 18,518 in the municipality of Oldambt in the northeast of the Netherlands. It is the largest city in the region of Oldambt in the province of Groningen which has 38,213 inhabitants.

Winschoten received its city rights in 1825. It was a separate municipality until it was merged into Oldambt in 2010. The seat of government of Oldambt is in Winschoten.

There are three windmills and several churches in Winschoten. There is a railway station with direct connections to Groningen and Leer (Germany). Winschoten has an important role as a shopping centre for the region of Oldambt. In the province of Groningen, it is the second-largest shopping destination and it attracts many consumers from nearby Germany.

1 Burgerlijke Stand
2 Research Tips
3 External Links
4 Images
5 Maps and Gazetteers

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Burgerlijke Stand

Source:Winschoten, Groningen, Netherlands. Burgerlijke Stand

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Research Tips

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Images

Beeldbank Groningen

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Maps and Gazetteers

1868 Map for Winschoten

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Municipalities (gemeenten) of Groningen