Loppersum (Groningen)

Loppersum community

flag	coat of arms
province	Groningen
mayor	Hans Engels ( D66 ; provisional)
Seat of the municipality	Loppersum
Area  - land  - water	111.99  km 2 111.04 km 2 0.95 km 2
CBS code	0024
Residents	9,599 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density	86 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates	53 ° 19 ′  N , 6 ° 45 ′  E Coordinates: 53 ° 19 ′  N , 6 ° 45 ′  E
Important traffic route
prefix	0595, 0596
Postcodes	9911-9915, 9917-9919, 9921-9924, 9987, 9991-9994
Website	Homepage of Loppersum

Loppersum ( listen ^{? / I} ) is a municipality in the Netherlands , province of Groningen . It has 9599 inhabitants (as of January 31, 2019). Their total area is about 112 km². The community became known nationwide through earthquakes, which are regarded as a result of natural gas extraction.

history

Most of the villages in this municipality are on "wierden" ( terps ). The first inhabitants (fishermen and farmers) were safe from the waters of the foothills of the Wadden Sea on these escape hills, mostly raised by human hands . These terps were built between 500 BC. And the Middle Ages. Some were later excavated; on the one hand, because the soil inside a terp is very fertile due to the presence of human, animal and vegetable waste; on the other hand, because treasure hunters and serious archaeologists looked for valuable old objects in them.

"Borg" Ten Ham, excerpt from the "Borgenkaart / Coenderskaart" Groningen, 1678

The manor house ("Borg") Ten Ham (Den Ham), also called Duirsum, was located near Loppersum. Towards the end of the 15th century it was owned by the Heemstra family. The heiress Bawine married Roelof van Munster, lord of ruins and 1505–1512 Drost of the province of Drenthe . Their son Roelof van Münster (approx. 1500–1558), Herr zu Herzford , lived in Ten Ham with his wife Maria van Selbach (approx. 1510–1576). Their son-in-law Johan de Mepsche (approx. 1520–1585), vice governor of the province of Groningen, converted Ten Ham into a castle which, according to contemporary witnesses, "had no equal in the country of Groningen". Ten Ham was demolished in the 18th century. Several tombstones from the heyday are preserved in the impressive Loppersum Petrus and Pauluskirche.

Loppersum has developed into the municipality's shopping and administrative center since the late 19th century because of its location by the railway and the main road .

places

The community consists of 17 small villages. The places in bold have more than 1000 inhabitants. The diagonally printed ones have between 500 and 1000 inhabitants. A (K) or (M) means that the village has a remarkable old church or mill.

Eenum (K, with organ by Arp Schnitger ) Garrelsweer Garsthuizen (M) Huizinge (K) Empty Men (K) Loppersum (K, M) Middelstum (K, M) Oosterwijtwerd (K) Westerwijtwerd (K, M)

Stedum (K) Toornwerd Westeremden (K) Winneweer Become (K) 't Zandt (K) Zeerijp (K, M) Zijldijk.

Location and economy

The municipality is located northeast of the city of Groningen , on the Groningen – Delfzijl railway line and the trunk road to Delfzijl . The villages of Stedum and Loppersum have small train stations (30-minute service). The municipal administration is located in Loppersum.

Agriculture and the related small businesses determine the economic life in the municipality.

Natural gas production and consequences

Loppersum is located on Europe's largest natural gas reservoir. The gas has been produced by the Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij (NAM) since the 1960s. Since the first earthquake in the area of ​​the Groningen gas field was registered near Assen in December 1986 , more than a thousand more have occurred , but most of them only reached a maximum strength of 2.0. However, since the vibrations occur at a shallow depth of no more than 3000 meters, they are more noticeable. At the end of 1988 the Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologische Instituut (KNMI) set up seismological monitoring of the area, which soon provided evidence of a connection between gas production and the increase in earthquakes. On August 16, 2012, a 3.6 magnitude earthquake struck Huizinge. This resulted in visible damage to buildings. As a threat to the population was now also to be feared, the Dutch government arranged for the NAM to cut gas production, pay for any damage and ensure more safety with the help of an investigation program.

On January 8, 2018, an earthquake in the Zeerijp district reached a magnitude of 3.4. It was also felt in the provincial capital of Groningen, around 25 kilometers away . An earthquake of the same strength occurred on May 22, 2019 in the Westerwijtwerd district.

Attractions

• the Museum De Weem by the painter Henk Helmantel (Dutch Artist of the Year 2008) in Westeremden
• Rusthoven Castle near Werdenum
• the Petrus- and Pauluskirche, the local museum and the windmill De Stormvogel in Loppersum

politics

At the end of 2017, the municipal councils of Delfzijl , Appingedam and Loppersum discussed the merger of the municipalities. They are working towards a merger on January 1, 2021.

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2018

 %

30th

20th

10

0

24.8

18.2

18.0

13.7

12.4

8.9

4.1

n. k.

LV

PvdA

CDA

GL

CU

VVD

D66

GBL / D66

Gains and losses

compared to 2014

 % p

   6th

   4th

   2

   0

  -2

  -4

  -6

  -8th

-10

-12

-14

+5.9

+2.6

-2.8

+2.6

-0.1

+0.1

+4.1

-12.3

LV

PvdA

CDA

GL

CU

VVD

D66

GBL / D66

The municipal council has been formed as follows since 2006:

Political party	Seats
	2006	2010	2014	2018
Loppersum Vooruit	-	3	3	3
PvdA	4th	2	2	3
CDA	4th	3	3	2
GroenLinks	2	2	2	2
ChristenUnie	2	2	2	2
VVD	1	1	1	1
D66	-	2	2	0
Gemeentebelangen Loppersum	2			-
total	15th	15th	15th	13

mayor

Hans Engels (D66) has been the provisional mayor of the municipality since October 1, 2018. His colleagues include the alderman Bé Schollema (PvdA), Pier Prins (CDA), Rudi Slager (ChristenUnie) and the community secretary Jurry Bonnema.

Partner communities

With Hohenhameln, Loppersum has a partner community in Lower Saxony .

literature

• Art. Loppersum . In: Wiebe Jannes Formsma, Riektje Annie Luitjens-Dijkveld Stol, Adolf Pathuis: De Ommelander borgen en steenhuizen . Van Gorcum, Assen 1973, ISBN 90-232-1047-6 , pp. 222-233.

Web links

Commons : Loppersum  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the municipality (Dutch)
• Museum De Weem, Westeremden (German, Dutch)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Nieuwe burgemeester van Loppersum stops met bijbanen. In: Dagblad van het Noorden . NDC mediagroep, October 1, 2018, accessed February 1, 2019 (Dutch). 
2. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
3. ↑ ^{a b} E.-G. Graf zu Münster, "The Counts of Münster - Family History Notes 1100-1980", Schwäbisch Gmünd (1981); cited in "Emsländische und Bentheimer Familienforschung", 1992, issue 18, p. 626ff.
4. ↑ WJ Formsma, RA Luitjens-Dijkveld Stol, A. Pathuis, "De Ommelander borrowing Steen en Huizen," van Gorcum, Assen, NL (1973); ISBN 9023210476 .
5. ↑ C. Hecking: Print from below. zeit.de, April 16, 2015 ; accessed on January 9, 2018
6. ↑ KNMI: Aardbevingen door gaswinning. , accessed January 9, 2018
7. ↑ Onderzoeksprogramma Groningen , nam.nl ; accessed on January 9, 2018
8. ↑ Markzware aardbeving in Groningse Zeerijp. knmi.nl, January 8, 2018 ; accessed on January 9, 2018
9. ↑ Kai-Uwe Hanken, Daniel Gonzalez-Tepper: Earth quakes in the province of Groningen. noz.de ; accessed on January 10, 2018
10. ↑ Zware aardbeving in Groningse Westerwijtwerd. knmi.nl, May 22, 2019 ; accessed on May 27, 2019
11. ↑ Fusie Delfzijl, Appingedam en Loppersum in 2021. In: RTV Noord . January 12, 2018, accessed June 27, 2018 (Dutch). 
12. ↑ Result of the local elections: 2014 2018 , accessed on June 27, 2018 (Dutch)
13. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2006 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on June 27, 2018 (Dutch)
14. ^ College van B&W Gemeente Loppersum, accessed June 27, 2018 (Dutch)
15. ↑ Entry about the partner communities on the homepage of the Hohenhameln community.Accessed on May 10, 2019, 3:25 pm