- Hoogezand
Hoogezand is a village in the municipality
Hoogezand-Sappemeer , located in the northeastNetherlands . The name refers to a higher sanded "(Hooge Sandt)" place in thepeat lands cut through when theWinschoterdiep channel was dug. Near this channel in1618 the village was founded.In the beginning the town was a center of peat
briquette s producing. When the peat ran out factories forcardboard andpotato plants opened. At the moment Hoogezand is most known for theshipbuilding industry. On theshipyard s the vessels are launched sideways, which is uncommon forslipway s.In
1949 Hoogezand enSappemeer became one city. At the moment Hoogezand-Sappemeer has 34 438 citizens (2005). Around 21 000 of them live in Hoogezand.External links
* [http://www.hoogezand-sappemeer.nl/index.php?mediumid=1&pagid=265&simaction=content&fontsize=10 http://www.hoogezand-sappemeer.nl/]
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