Roodeschool
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Roodeschool | |
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 Roodeschool in 1998 | |
  Roodeschool Location of Roodeshcool in the province of Groningen | |
| Coordinates: 53°25′14″N 6°45′49″E / 53.42056°N 6.76361°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Groningen |
| Municipality | Het Hogeland |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.60 km2 (0.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1.3 m (4.3 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 845 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 9983[1] |
| Dialing code | 0595 |
Roodeschool (Gronings: Roschoul) is a community situated in the northeast of Groningen province in the Netherlands and forming part of the municipality of Het Hogeland. It had a population of around 860 in January 2017.[3]
Roodeschool's railway station is the second northernmost in the Netherlands and forms part of the Groningen-Roodeschool railway line.
The name, which means "red school", is derived from the local noteworthiness of the red roof tiles of a village school which once stood in the vicinity.
History[edit]
It was part of Uithuizermeeden municipality before 1979, when it became part of Hefshuizen.
Transportation[edit]
In 1893, the Roodeschool railway station was built on the Sauwerd to Roodeschool railway line.[4] Roodeschool used to be the end of the line, but in 2018, the line was extended to Eemshaven railway station.[5]
Gallery[edit]
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Chinese restaurant in Roodeschool -
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House in Roodeschool -
Garden furniture store
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9983NN". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CSB Statline
- ^ "station Roodeschool". Stationweb. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Nieuwe spoorlijn Roodeschool-Eemshaven open". Prorail (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
External links[edit]
Media related to Roodeschool at Wikimedia Commons
53°25′N 6°46′E / 53.417°N 6.767°E
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