List of territorial changes in the province of Groningen
The list of territorial changes in the province of Groningen contains important changes of the municipal areas in the Dutch province of Groningen in the period from January 1, 1812 to the present day. These include amalgamation and separation of parishes, incorporation of parishes into another, changes to the name of the parish and major reclassifications of parts of one parish to another. Minor changes are not taken into account.
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- Date : date of legal effect of the change of area
- Municipality before the change : Municipality before the area change
- Action : Type of change
- Municipality after the change : Municipality after the area change
The sorting is done chronologically according to the date and according to the receiving or newly formed community. Communities that still exist today are highlighted in color.
history
French time
In the French period, the communities belonged to the northern part of the Ems-Occidental département .
Number of provinces
In the Basic Law of March 1814, the (re) formation of 9 provinces was announced with effect from May 1, 1814. In the constitution of August 1815 , a total of 19 provinces were named after the addition of the area that later became an independent state of Belgium . Of these 10 belonged to the area of today's Netherlands. The province of Limburg was formed on October 9, 1815.
The province of Holland was officially divided into the new provinces of Noord-Holland and Zuid-Holland in 1840. In both areas, however, there had been independent, independent administrations since 1814. From 1840 onwards there were 11 provinces in the Netherlands until Flevoland was added in 1986 and resulted in the current number of 12 provinces.
Territory changes
| date | Church before the change | measure | Church after the change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/01/1821 | Windeweer | Inclusion | Hoogezand |
| 08/01/1821 | Westerlee | Inclusion | Scheemda |
| 08/01/1821 | Harkstede | Inclusion | Slochteren |
| 01/01/1822 | Bourtange | Inclusion | Vlagtwedde |
| 01/01/1826 | Siddebures | Inclusion | Slochteren |
| 04/01/1949 |
Hoogezand Sappemeer |
Merger | Hoogezand-Sappemeer |
| 07/01/1965 |
Noordbroek Zuidbroek |
Merger | Oosterbroek |
| 09/01/1968 |
Bellingwolde Wedde |
Merger | Bellingwedde |
| 01/01/1969 |
Hoogkerk Noorddijk |
Inclusion | Groningen |
| 01/01/1969 | Onstwedde | Name change | Stadskanaal |
| 01/01/1969 |
Wildervank parts of the area |
Reclassification | Stadskanaal |
| 01/01/1969 |
Wildervank parts of the area |
Reclassification | Veendam |
| 01/01/1979 |
Uithuizen Uithuizermeden |
Merger | Hefshuizen |
| 01/01/1990 |
Finsterwolde Nieuweschans |
Inclusion | Beerta |
| 01/01/1990 |
Kantens Usquert Warffum |
Inclusion | Hefshuizen |
| 01/01/1990 |
Bierum Termunten |
Inclusion | Delfzijl |
| 01/01/1990 | Oldekerk | Inclusion | Grootegast |
| 01/01/1990 |
Middelstum Stedum 't Zandt |
Inclusion | Loppersum |
| 01/01/1990 |
Meeden Muntendam |
Inclusion | Oosterbroek |
| 01/01/1990 |
Nieuwe Pekela Oude Pekela |
Merger | Pekela |
| 01/01/1990 |
Midwolda Nieuwolda |
Inclusion | Scheemda |
| 01/01/1990 |
Eenrum Kloosterburen Leens |
Inclusion | Ulrum |
| 01/01/1990 |
Adorp Baflo Ezinge |
Inclusion | Winsum |
| 01/01/1990 |
Aduard Grijpskerk Oldehove |
Inclusion | Zuidhorn |
| 02/01/1991 | Oosterbroek | Name change | Menterwolde |
| 07/01/1991 | Beerta | Name change | Reiderland |
| 01/01/1992 | Hefshuizen | Name change | Eemsmond |
| 01/01/1992 | Ulrum | Name change | De Marne |
| 01/01/2010 |
Reiderland Scheemda Winschoten |
Merger | Oldambt |
| 01/01/2018 |
Hoogezand-Sappemeer Menterwolde Slochteren |
Merger | Midden-Groningen |
| 01/01/2018 |
Bellingwedde Vlagtwedde |
Merger | Westerwolde |
| 01/01/2019 |
Groningen Haren Ten Boer |
Merger | Groningen |
| 01/01/2019 |
Bedum De Marne Eemsmond |
Merger | Het Hogeland |
| 01/01/2019 |
Winsum , Adorp, Baflo, Den Andel, Rasquert, Saaxumhuizen, Sauwerd, Tinallinge, Wettsinde and Winsum |
Reclassification | Het Hogeland |
| 01/01/2019 |
Grootegast Leek Marum Zuidhorn |
Merger | Westerkwartier |
| 01/01/2019 |
Winsum , Ezinge, Feerwerd and Garnwerd |
Reclassification | Westerkwartier |
Number of parishes
The information on October 4, 1830 refers to the separation of Belgium from the Netherlands. The other figures relate to the situation after the reforms at the specified time.
| date | Communities |
|---|---|
| 04.10.1830 | 57 |
| 04/01/1949 | 56 |
| 07/01/1965 | 55 |
| 09/01/1968 | 54 |
| 01/01/1969 | 51 |
| 01/01/1979 | 50 |
| 01/01/1990 | 25th |
| 01/01/2010 | 23 |
| 01/01/2018 | 20th |
| 01/01/2019 | 12 |
