Slochteren

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Slochteren

Total population

2,185

Coordinates53.22°, 6.81°

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

Overview

Slochteren is a village and former municipality with a population of 15,546 in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. On 1 January 2018, Slochteren merged with Hoogezand-Sappemeer and Menterwolde, forming the municipality Midden-Groningen.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Marianne Timmer

Dutch speed skater

Stef Nijland

Dutch footballer

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Mac Zimms

K

Koert Thalén

Dutch association football player

Maaike Vos

Dutch speed skater

Jan Evert Scholten

Dutch politician (1849-1918)

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Gerrit Imbos

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Nanne Tepper

Dutch writer (1962-2012)

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Niels Post

Dutch artist (born 1972)

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Joan Henrik Hooft van Iddekinge

(1800-1881)

Kornelis ter Laan

Dutch teacher and politician (1871-1963)

S

San Glaser

Dutch singer

K

Kees Visscher

Dutch writer (1930-2007)

Wim Meijer

Dutch politician (1939-)

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Klaas Nieboer

Elbert Roest

Dutch politician

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

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 Slochteren

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Carrion Crow

Corvus corone

Seen 2026-09-29

Paykullia maculata

Paykullia maculata

Seen 2026-09-28

Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatus

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