Stadskanaal | |
|---|---|
Town and Municipality | |
 The canal in Stadskanaal | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Groningen | |
| Coordinates: 52°59′N 6°57′E / 52.983°N 6.950°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Groningen |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Klaas Sloots (GL) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 119.94 km2 (46.31 sq mi) |
| • Land | 117.64 km2 (45.42 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2.30 km2 (0.89 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
| • Total | 31,754 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 9500–9509, 9580–9599, 9660–9661 |
| Area code | 0599 |
| Website | www |
Stadskanaal (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌstɑtskaːˈnaːl] ) is a town and municipality with a population of 32,715 in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. It was named after the canal Stadskanaal.
From 1800 until 1900 this area was ideal for its peat mining, and so the canal came to ship all the peat to Groningen, the capital of the province.
In the Gronings dialect the town is called "Knoal" and the locals are called "Knoalsters".
- ^ "Burgemeester" [Mayor] (in Dutch). Gemeente Stadskanaal. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9501SZ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.