Foxhol

Foxhol
Angelique-V is launched in Foxhol (1981)
Angelique-V is launched in Foxhol (1981)
Foxhol is located in Groningen (province)
Foxhol
Foxhol
Location in province of Groningen in the Netherlands
Foxhol is located in Netherlands
Foxhol
Foxhol
Foxhol (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°10′04″N 6°43′17″E / 53.16778°N 6.72125°E / 53.16778; 6.72125
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGroningen
MunicipalityMidden-Groningen
Area
 • Total1.73 km2 (0.67 sq mi)
Elevation1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total970
 • Density560/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9607
Dialing code0598

Foxhol is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is part of the municipality of Midden-Groningen. In 1842, the potato starch factory Eureka was founded in Foxhol by Willem Albert Scholten. Foxhol became an industrial area with factories and shipyards. The village is nowadays part of the urban area of Hoogezand.

  1. ^ a b "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 9607PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 4 March 2022.