Beerta

History

The Dollart is a bay in the Wadden Sea which was gradually expanding in size. Around 1600, it peaked at around . Beerta was located on higher ground, and became a peninsula in the bay. The village dates from the 11th century. Beerta was a separate municipality until 1990, when it merged with Finsterwolde and Nieuweschans to form a new municipality that was initially also called Beerta, but was renamed Reiderland one year later.

Geography

Beerta is situated in the municipality of Oldambt and the (historical) region of Oldambt in the east of the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. To the southwest of Beerta is Winschoten, to the west is Blauwestad, to the north is Finsterwolde, to the east is Bad Nieuweschans, to the southeast is Bellingwolde, and to the south is Blijham. North of Beerta is the Dollart, which is part of the Wadden Sea, to the west is the Oldambtmeer, and to the southeast are the rivers Westerwoldse Aa and Pekel Aa. The former municipality of Beerta included the settlements Drieborg, Nieuw-Beerta, Nieuwe Statenzijl, Oudezijl, Oude Statenzijl, Ulsda, and Winschoterzijl.

Most-observed species

• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  9,080
• Gray/Purple Heron

  Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  5,464
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  4,680
• muskrat

  Ondatra zibethicus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Mammalia
  4,669
• Great Egret

  Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  4,117
• Montagu's Harrier

  Circus pygargus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,988
• Eurasian Kestrel

  Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,937
• Common Chiffchaff

  Phylloscopus collybita (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  3,791

Most recent

• M 3.8 — 2025-11-14
  0 km ESE of Uithuizen, Netherlands
• M 2.7 — 2022-09-24
  3 km SSW of Spijk, Netherlands
• M 3.2 — 2019-05-22
  1 km E of Warffum, Netherlands
• M 3.4 — 2013-02-07
  1 km NE of Usquert, Netherlands
• M 3.4 — 2012-08-16
  1 km NNE of Loppersum, Netherlands
• M 3.3 — 2008-10-30
  2 km SSW of Usquert, Netherlands