Stadskanaal () is a town and

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

with a population of 32,715 in the province of

Groningen Groningen (; gos, Grunn or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. The ''capital of the north'', Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of t ...

in the northeast of the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. It was named after the canal Stadskanaal. From 1800 until 1900 this area was ideal for its peat mining, and so the canal came to ship all the peat to

, the capital of the province. In the Gronings dialect the town is called "Knoal" and the locals are called "Knoalsters".

Geography

The population centres in the municipality are: * Alteveer * Barlage * Blekslage * Braamberg * Ceresdorp * Höchte * Holte * Horsten * Kopstukken * Mussel *

Musselkanaal Musselkanaal (also: ''Stads-Musselkanaal''; Gronings: ''Muzzelknoal'') is a town in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Groningen (province), Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Stadskanaal. It was established by the Groningen, city of ...

Onstwedde Onstwedde () is a village in the region of Westerwolde and part of Groningen in the Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Stadskanaal. Onstwedde was also the former name of the municipality of Stadskanaal, until 1969. History Ons ...

* Oomsberg *

Smeerling Onstwedde () is a village in the region of Westerwolde and part of Groningen in the Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Stadskanaal. Onstwedde was also the former name of the municipality of Stadskanaal, until 1969. History Onst ...

* Stadskanaal * Sterenborg * Ter Maarsch * Ter Wupping * Veenhuizen * Vledderhuizen * Vledderveen * Vosseberg * Wessinghuizen

International relations

Stadskanaal is twinned with *

Bielsko-Biała Bielsko-Biała (; cs, Bílsko-Bělá, german: Bielitz-Biala, szl, Bjylsko-Bjoło) is a city in southern Poland, with a population of approximately 168,319 as of December 2021, making it the 22nd largest city in Poland, and an area of . It is a ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

Gallery

File:Stadskanaal, Poststraatkerk foto4 2011-05-09 14.47.JPG, Stadskanaal, church: de Poststraatkerk File:Stadskanaal, rooms katholieke kerk foto5 2011-05-09 14.44.JPG, Stadskanaal, catholic church File:Musselkanaal, kerk3 foto2 2011-05-09 14.05.JPG, Musselkanaal, church File:Musselkanaal, ophaalbrug foto1 2011-05-09 13.39.JPG, Musselkanaal, drawbridge

Notable people

* Cornelis Dopper (1870 in Stadskanaal – 1939) a Dutch composer, conductor and teacher * Charles de Wolff (1932 in Mussel – 2011) a Dutch organist and conductor *

Henk Wijngaard Henk Wijngaard (b. Stadskanaal, June 13, 1946) is a Dutch country singer. Personal life He was born in Stadskanaal. Wijngaard's mother was a refugee from France and his father a Canadian allied soldier. He was initially employed as a truck dri ...

(born 1946 in Stadskanaal) a Dutch country singer *

Henk Bleker Hinderk "Henk" Bleker (born 26 July 1953) is a retired Dutch politician and jurist who served as State Secretary for Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation in the First Rutte cabinet from 14 October 2010 to 5 November 2012. A member of ...

(born 1953 in Onstwedde) a retired Dutch politician and jurist

Sport

Jannes Munneke Jannes Albert Munneke (born 6 February 1949) is a retired Dutch rower. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the eight 8 is a number, numeral, and glyph. 8 or eight may also refer to: Years * AD 8, the eighth year of the AD era * 8 BC, ...

(born 1949 in Musselkanaal) a retired Dutch rower, competed at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

Sylvia Smit Sylvia Smit (born 4 July 1986) is a Dutch female footballer who plays as a midfielder and striker for DTS Ede in the Dutch Topklasse. She has played professional football for clubs in the Dutch Eredivisie Vrouwen and the Belgian-Dutch BeNe Leag ...

(born 1986 in Stadskanaal) a Dutch female footballer

References

External links

* Municipalities of Groningen (province) Populated places in Groningen (province) {{Groningen-geo-stub