Midden-Groningen

Midden-Groningen (Gronings: Midden-Grunnen) is a municipality with a population of 60,953 in the province of Groningen, Netherlands.

[3] The neighbourhood of Meerstad, which belonged to the former municipality of Slochteren, was added to the municipality of Groningen on 1 January 2017 and therefore did not participate in the merger.

On 15 March 2016, the new name for the merged municipality was announced in the village center of Zuidbroek.

Midden-Groningen was opted out by the residents among two other nominees - Hogewolden and Woldmeren - with 48 percent of the votes.

[4] On 26 April 2016, the name was confirmed by the three municipal councils.

Map of the municipality of Midden-Groningen