Slochteren (
pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands.
The municipality can be characterized as a chain of small villages dividing a mostly agricultural landscape. Having an agricultural background for at least a thousand years, the community houses for the most part commuters to nearby towns like Hoogezand, Groningen and Delfzijl. The mansion Fraeylemaborg (a small 'castle', the oldest parts of which are dated in the Middle Ages) is located in Slochteren.
Natural gas field
Slochteren is in the center of a very large natural gas field, discovered in 1959, ensuring the position of the Netherlands as a major energy exporting country. The estimated gas reserves in 2009 was 2700 billion m³ (95,350 cubic foot).[1]
Population centers
Denemarken, Froombosch, Harkstede, Hellum, Kolham, Lageland, Luddeweer, Overschild, Schaaphok, Scharmer, Schildwolde, Siddeburen, Slochteren, Steendam, Tjuchem, Woudbloem.
References
- ^ NAM/Shell gas/oil website
External links
Coordinates: 53°13′N 6°48′E / 53.217°N 6.8°E / 53.217; 6.8
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