Sappemeer

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Sappemeer

Total population

8,330

Air quality index

24Good

Coordinates53.16°, 6.80°

Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Sappemeer is a town in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Midden-Groningen to the east of Hoogezand.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Marianne Timmer

Dutch speed skater

Johan Remkes

Dutch politician

Martijn Keizer

Dutch road racing cyclist

Frits Schür

Dutch cyclist

J

Jan Houtman

Dutch resistance fighter (1917-1944)

K

Koert Thalén

Dutch association football player

Maaike Vos

Dutch speed skater

M

Marten Eppens

Dutch theologian and writer (1746-1824)

N

Niels Post

Dutch artist (born 1972)

M

Meint Veninga

Theda Mansholt

S

San Glaser

Dutch singer

K

Kees Visscher

Dutch writer (1930-2007)

J

Jaap Dijkstra

Dutch politician

Addeke Hendrik Boerma

Dutch economist (1912–1992)

Wim Meijer

Dutch politician (1939-)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Groningen

• Kleinemeer
  0.7 mi away
• Tripscompagnie
  2.2 mi away · pop. 115
• Froombosch
  2.2 mi away · pop. 825
• Kolham
  2.5 mi away · pop. 1,330
• Kiel-Windeweer
  3 mi away · pop. 867
• Foxhol
  3.1 mi away · pop. 945
• Kropswolde
  3.2 mi away · pop. 1,575
• Borgercompagnie
  3.7 mi away · pop. 470
• Slochteren
  3.8 mi away · pop. 2,185
• Scharmer
  4.7 mi away · pop. 459
• Westerbroek
  4.7 mi away · pop. 891
• Schildwolde
  4.8 mi away · pop. 1,727

Browse all places in Groningen →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Sappemeer

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Clouded Yellow

Colias crocea

Seen 2026-09-30

Carrion Crow

Corvus corone

Seen 2026-09-29

Paykullia maculata

Paykullia maculata

Seen 2026-09-28

common silverweed

Argentina anserina

Seen 2026-09-27

Speckled Wood

Pararge aegeria

Seen 2026-09-27

Oak Carl

Tischeria ekebladella

Seen 2026-09-27

English oak

Quercus robur

Seen 2026-09-27

Cherry Gall Wasp

Cynips quercusfolii

Seen 2026-09-27

Eurasian Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Seen 2026-09-27

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers