Roodeschool | |
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) Roodeschool in 1998 | |
)  Roodeschool Location of Roodeshcool in the province of Groningen | |
| Coordinates: 53°25′14″N 6°45′49″E / 53.42056°N 6.76361°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Groningen |
| Municipality | Het Hogeland |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 860 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 9983 |
| Dialing code | 0595 |
Roodeschool (Gronings: Roschoul) is a community situated in the northeast of Groningen province in the Netherlands and forming part of the municipality of Het Hogeland. It had a population of around 860 in January 2017.[1]
Roodeschool's railway station is the northernmost in the Netherlands and forms part of the Groningen-Roodeschool railway line.
The name, which means "red school", is derived from the local noteworthiness of the red roof tiles of a village school which once stood in the vicinity.
History
It was part of Uithuizermeeden municipality before 1979, when it became part of Hefshuizen.
Transportation
- Railway station: Roodeschool
References
- ^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CSB Statline
External links
Media related to Roodeschool at Wikimedia Commons
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