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Slochteren is a village and municipality in the northeastern Netherlands.
Population centers are: Denemarken, Froombosch, Harkstede, Hellum, Kolham, Lageland, Luddeweer, Overschild, Schaaphok, Scharmer, Schildwolde, Siddeburen, Slochteren, Steendam, Tjuchem, Woudbloem.
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).
Population centers are: Denemarken, Froombosch, Harkstede, Hellum, Kolham, Lageland, Luddeweer, Overschild, Schaaphok, Scharmer, Schildwolde, Siddeburen, Slochteren, Steendam, Tjuchem, Woudbloem.
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).
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slochteren
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 53°13'18"N 6°48'7"E
- Borgercompagnie 8.3 km
- Scheemda 10 km
- Kiel-Windeweer 10 km
- Oude Pekela 16 km
- Eelderwolde 19 km
- Winsum 24 km
- Roden 27 km
- Leek 30 km
- Noordhorn 30 km
- Veenhuizen 34 km
- Slochteren (municipality) 2.1 km
- Groningen gas field 2.6 km
- Groningen (province) 7.3 km
- Menterwolde 7.9 km
- Hoogezand-Sappemeer (municipality) 11 km
- Zuidlaardermeer 13 km
- Haren (municipality) 14 km
- Veendam (municipality) 17 km
- Tynaarlo (municipality) 17 km
- Drenthe 37 km