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Meeden is a village in the municipality of Midden-Groningen in the province of Groningen, Netherlands.
Meeden | |
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Village | |
 Protestant Church | |
  Meeden Location of Meeden in the province of Groningen  Meeden Meeden (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 53°8′21″N 6°55′33″E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Groningen |
| Municipality | Midden-Groningen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.93 km2 (6.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1.6 m (5.2 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,705 |
| • Density | 95/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 9651[1] |
| Dialing code | 0598 |
History
The village was first mentioned in 1391 as de Medum, and means "settlement near the hay lands".[3] Meeden is a road village which developed on the sandy ridge on the border with the Oldambt and the peat colonies. It was founded in the 11th century as a satellite of the former village Eexta, but moved southwards during the 15th century.[4]
The Dutch Reformed church dates from around 1400 and has an attached tower which was built around 1500.[4]
Meeden was home to 1,231 people in 1840.[5] It was an independent municipality until the municipal restructuring in 1990, after which Meeden became a part of the municipality of Menterwolde.[6] The village council objected the move, because they preferred to be merged with Veendam due to historical and geographic similarities. In 2019, Meeden became part of the municipality of Midden-Groningen.[5]
Gallery
Villa in Meeden
Park in Meeden
Small market
Gas station
References
- "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- "Postcodetool for 9651AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- "Meeden - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- Ronald Stenvert & Redmer Alma (1998). "Meedem" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9258 3. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- "Meeden". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
External links
Media related to Meeden at Wikimedia Commons
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