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Oldambt (municipality)

Oldambt
Municipality
Flag of Oldambt
Flag
Coat of arms of Oldambt
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Oldambt in a municipal map of Groningen
Location of Oldambt in Groningen in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 53°9′N 7°2′E / 53.150°N 7.033°E / 53.150; 7.033Coordinates: 53°9′N 7°2′E / 53.150°N 7.033°E / 53.150; 7.033
Country Netherlands
Province Groningen
Established 1 January 2010
Government
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Pieter Smit (D66)
Area
 • Total 295.96 km2 (114.27 sq mi)
 • Land 227.80 km2 (87.95 sq mi)
 • Water 68.16 km2 (26.32 sq mi)
Elevation 2 m (7 ft)
Population (February 2017)
 • Total 38,495
 • Density 169/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode Parts of 9600 and 9900 ranges
Area code 0596–0598
Website www.gemeente-oldambt.nl

Oldambt (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɔldɑm(b)t]) is a municipality with a population of 38,495 in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. It was established in 2010 by merging the municipalities of Reiderland, Scheemda, and Winschoten. It contains the city of Winschoten and the villages Bad Nieuweschans, Beerta, Blauwestad, Drieborg, Finsterwolde, Heiligerlee, Midwolda, Nieuw-Beerta, Nieuwolda, Nieuw-Scheemda, Oostwold, Scheemda, 't Waar, and Westerlee. The mayor is Pieter Smit of D66.

The municipality of Oldambt was established 1 January 2010, as a merger of the former municipalities of Reiderland, Scheemda and Winschoten. The first mayor of the municipality was Martin Zijlstra, and the current mayor is Pieter Smit (D66).

Oldambt is located at 53°9′N 7°2′E / 53.150°N 7.033°E / 53.150; 7.033 in the northeast of the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands on the border with Germany. Near Bad Nieuweschans is the easternmost point of the Netherlands. The municipality falls within the region of Oldambt and the western part falls within the region of Rheiderland.


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