De Maten
Located in Westerwolde Municipality, Province of Groningen Coordinates: 52°51′36″ N 7°03′40″ E
- Population
- 160
- 160
- Elevation
- 11 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde43 km
- FMO Münster Osnabrück Airport91 km
About De Maten
De Maten is a village. Location: Westerwolde Municipality, Province of Groningen. Population: 160. Elevation: 11 m.
De Maten (Dutch: [də ˈmaːtə(n)]; Gronings: De Moaten [də ˈmʊːʔn̩]) is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is a part of the municipality of Westerwolde, and lies about 14 km northeast of Emmen. It was first mentioned between 1851 and 1855 as de Maten, and means "hay land". De Maten is considered part of Ter Apel, but has place name signs. It was home to 317 people in 1840. Most of the hamlet used to be located in the municipality of Emmen. In 1976, it was moved to Ter Apel.
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Climate of De Maten
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 68 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- June (76 mm)
- Driest month
- April (44 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 5° | 9° | 13° | 18° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 14° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 64 | 45 | 61 | 44 | 53 | 76 | 76 | 59 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 72 |
How to get to De Maten
The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 43 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Groningen, 52 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 43 kmnorthwest
- Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 91 kmsoutheast
- Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 118 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Groningen Population: 244.8K 52 kmnorthwest
- Enschede Population: 153.7K 72 kmsouth
- Zwolle Population: 129.8K 76 kmsouthwest
- Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 84 kmeast
- Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 92 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from De Maten
Within 100 km: 132 historic and cultural sites, 754 natural sites, 457 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km49 places
- Sandpoel Lake 24 kmE
- Dankernsee Lake 11 kmSE
- Heeder See Lake 20 kmNE
- Wippinger Kolk Lake 23 kmE
25–60 km401 places
- Hatzumer Sand Island 53 kmN
- Wolfmeer Lake 56 kmNE
- Uphuser Meer Lake 59 kmN
- Thülsfelder Talsperre Lake 59 kmE
60–100 km893 places
- Norderney Island 96 kmN
- Borkum Island 84 kmN
- Baltrum Island 99 kmN
- Juist Island 91 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bourtange Fortress Historic site, Westerwolde Municipality19 km NE
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Early Camp Neusustrum Historic site, Sustrum11 km E -
Bourtange Fortress Museum Museum, Westerwolde Municipality19 km NE
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Großer Sand Natural site, Lower Saxony14 km SE
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Tannenkamp Natural site, Lower Saxony11 km E
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Dankernsee Lake, Haren (Ems)11 km SE
Other cities and towns in Westerwolde Municipality
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Ter Apelkanaal Village, Westerwolde Municipality4.8 km N
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Sellingerbeetse Village, Westerwolde Municipality8.2 km N
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Laudermarke Village, Westerwolde Municipality4.7 km NE -
Laude Village, Westerwolde Municipality8.9 km NE
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Vlagtwedde Village, Westerwolde Municipality19 km N -
Harpel Village, Westerwolde Municipality16 km N
Sources & licences
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