Stadskanaal
 flag |
 coat of arms |
| province |
 Groningen
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| mayor | Yvonne van Mastrigt ( PvdA ; acting) |
| Seat of the municipality | Stadskanaal |
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Area - land - water |
119.94 km 2 117.63 km 2 2.31 km 2 |
| CBS code | 0037 |
| Residents | 31,809 (Jan 31, 2019) |
| Population density | 265 inhabitants / km 2 |
| Coordinates | 52 ° 59 ′ N , 6 ° 57 ′ E |
| Important traffic route |
  
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| prefix | 0599 |
| Postcodes | 9501-9503, 9581, 9584-9585, 9591, 9661 |
| Website | Homepage of Stadskanaal |
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Stadskanaal ( ) is a municipality in the Netherlands , in the province of Groningen . It has 31,809 inhabitants (as of January 31, 2019) and is around 120 km² in size.
history
On February 11, 1765, the mayor of the city of Groningen decided to dig a canal between Ter Apel and Groningen. Because Groningen was traditionally the only real city in the northeast of the Netherlands (“Stad en Land”), the term “city” meant the city of Groningen. That is why the canal was called Stadskanaal (city canal).
The Stadskanaal was completed in 1856. Houses were built along the canal, which together formed a village that was soon given the name Stadskanaal .
The peat extraction was initially of economic importance. When the bog was completely excavated, the village became the center of the potato starch industry. After the Second World War , the industrial orientation changed when Philips opened a factory to manufacture picture tubes . As a result, the church grew very strongly. Today Stadskanaal is a central location in the area because there are many facilities such as a hospital and comprehensive schools.
In 1905 Stadskanaal received a railway connection from the direction of Gieten , further routes of the Noordoosterlocaalspoorweg-Maatschappij (NOLS) network to Emmen , Veendam and Ter Apel were opened in the following years, but many were closed again before 1950. In 1955 passenger traffic on the route to Groningen ended , in 1990 goods traffic ended, but since 1994 museum trains have been running again to Veendam in the summer.
The Dutch composer Cornelis Dopper was born in Stadskanaal in 1870 .
The Nelli Cooman Games have been held annually in Stadskanaal since 1997 . In 2012 the municipality hosted the IPC European Championships , in 2013 the IWAS World Games and in 2015 the IWAS World Junior Games .
photos
Stadskanaal, church: Poststraatkerk
Stadskanaal, Catholic Church
Water tower and "Streekhistorisch centrum" (museum about the "Veenkoloniën")
Museum railway Veendam-Stadskanaal-Musselkanaal (STAR)
Museum railway Veendam-Stadskanaal-Musselkanaal (STAR)
The canal through Stadskanaal
Modern bridge in the city center of Stadskanaal
Typical local views
Musselkanaal, church
Mussel Canal, drawbridge
politics
Distribution of seats in the municipal council
The municipal council has been formed as follows since 2006:
| Political party | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | |
| ChristenUnie | 4th | 4th | 4th | 5 |
| CDA | 5 | 6th | 5 | 5 |
| SP | - | 1 | 5 | 4th |
| PvdA | 10 | 7th | 4th | 3 |
| Gemeentebelangen Stadskanaal | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| VVD | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Lokaal Drunk | - | - | - | 1 |
| D66 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| total | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
mayor
The council of mayors and councilors acted without a mayor from February 16, 2018, because the incumbent at the time, Baukje Galama , had announced her resignation. On March 29, 2018, Gert-Jan Boels took over the office for 15 minutes to appoint the local council. Between September 1, 2018 and February 13, 2020, Froukje de Jonge ( CDA ) was the provisional mayor of the municipality. On July 1, 2020, Yvonne van Mastrigt ( PvdA ) took over the office of mayor on a temporary basis. The council includes the councilors Johan Hamster ( ChristenUnie ), Goziena Brongers ( CDA ), Lian Veenstra ( SP ), Goedhart Borgesius ( VVD ) and the community secretary Gert-Jan van der Zanden.
Town twinning
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Yvonne van Mastrigt called dead warring burgemeester. In: stadskanaal.nl. Gemeente Stadskanaal, June 18, 2020, accessed July 3, 2020 (Dutch).
- ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
- ↑ Museumspoorlijn S • T • A • R . Archived from the original on November 26, 2013. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
- ↑ Result of the local elections: 2014 2018 , accessed on June 29, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2006 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on June 29, 2018 (Dutch)
- ^ Burgemeester Galama (gemeente Stadskanaal) neemt ontslag na ruzie met raadsleden. Dagblad van het Noorden , February 16, 2018, accessed March 23, 2018 (Dutch).
- ↑ Bertjan Brinkman: Gert Jan Boels 'Eventjes' burgemeester Stadskanaal. In: RTV1. March 29, 2018, accessed June 29, 2018 (Dutch).
- ↑ Luuk Sporrel: Froukje de Jonge, burgemeester van Stadskanaal, wordt wethouder in Almere. In: Dagblad van het Noorden . NDC mediagroep, February 3, 2020, accessed February 21, 2020 (Dutch).
- ↑ College van B&W: Wethouders ( Memento of the original from June 29, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Gemeentesecretaris ( Memento of the original from June 29, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Gemeente Stadskanaal, accessed June 29, 2018 (Dutch)
Appingedam | Delfzijl | Groningen | Het Hogeland | Loppersum | Midden-Groningen | Oldambt | Pekela | Stadskanaal | Veendam | Westerkwartier | Westerwolde