Zuidhorn

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Zuidhorn

Total population

7,645

Coordinates53.25°, 6.40°

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

Overview

Zuidhorn is a town and former municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. The town largely depends on the city of Groningen. A railway line, operated by Arriva, connects the town with Leeuwarden in Friesland and Groningen.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Dirk Scheringa

Dutch politician

Egbert Mulder

Dutch association football referee (1940–2021)

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Sjoerd Harder

Dutch chemist and university teacher

Geert Jannes Landweer

Dutch tax collector, archaeologist and historian (1859-1924)

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Hendrik Offereins

Gert Ligterink

Dutch chess player

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Daan Hoeksema

Dutch writer and graphic designer (1879-1935)

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Janneke van der Veer

Dutch writer

Tony Neef

Dutch singer and actor

M

Maria Kooistra

Dutch actress

Enno Dirk Wiersma

Dutch physician and university professor (1858-1940)

B

Bote Wilpstra

Dutch politician (1946–2021)

R

Reinder van der Naalt

Dutch actor and cabaret artist

F

Foske Tamar van der Wal

Dutch speed skater

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Yvonne Ploeg

Dutch association football player

J

Jaap Louwes

Dutch singer

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

Nearby places in Groningen

• Briltil
  0.7 mi away · pop. 490
• Noordhorn
  0.9 mi away · pop. 1,380
• Den Horn
  2.1 mi away · pop. 210
• Enumatil
  2.2 mi away · pop. 314
• Niekerk
  2.7 mi away · pop. 1,395
• Niezijl
  3 mi away · pop. 430
• Niehove
  3.3 mi away · pop. 135
• Oostwold
  3.5 mi away · pop. 656
• Lettelbert
  4 mi away · pop. 159
• Kommerzijl
  4.3 mi away · pop. 490
• Sebaldeburen
  4.5 mi away · pop. 590
• Saaksum
  4.6 mi away · pop. 90

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.

Gallery

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