Winschoten
Winschoten
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City center of Winschoten in 2010 | |
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| Nicknames: Sodom, Molenstad | |
Location in Groningen | |
Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 53°9′N 7°2′E / 53.150°N 7.033°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Groningen |
| Municipality | Oldambt |
| Area (2006) | |
• Total | 22.24 km2 (8.59 sq mi) |
| • Land | 21.66 km2 (8.36 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.58 km2 (0.22 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2007) | |
• Total | 18,518 |
| • Density | 830/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 9670–9675 |
| Area code | 0597 |
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Winschoten (Dutch: [ˈʋɪnsxoːtə(n)] ⓘ; Gronings: Winschoot) 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), although due to the reconstruction of the Friesenbrücke trains to Germany will stop at Weener until 2024. 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.