Sappemeer | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Groningen |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Midden-Groningen |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Sappemeer in the province of Groningen |
Coordinates: | 53.1633°N 6.7767°W |
Area Total Km2: | 13.31 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 1.7 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 8,085 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 9611 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0598 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Transport |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Major roads |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | A7 |
Sappemeer (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /sɑpəˈmeːr/) is a town in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Midden-Groningen to the east of Hoogezand.
Sappemeer was a separate municipality until 1949, when it merged with Hoogezand. The village is the European headquarters of the Japanese Kikkoman Corporation, which began operations in 1997 and now produces over 400 million litres of soy sauce per annum at the site.[3]
Dutch physician and feminist Aletta Jacobs was born in the village.