Winschoten
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Groningen |
| Area | 22.24 km² |
| - Land | 21.66 km² |
| - Water | 0.58 km² |
| Population (2005) | 18,438 |
| - Density | 851/km² |
Winschoten (pronunciation (help·info), Gronings: Winschoot) is a municipality and city in the northeast of the Netherlands.
Winschoten comparatively had the second largest Jewish community of The Netherlands. During the Second World War, Winschoten was a transit port to Germany for the Jew-transports. Of the 493 Jews that lived in Winschoten at the beginning of the war, only 20 survived.
The town of Winschoten is the municipality's only community .
Winschoten received city rights in 1825. It was the last town in the Netherlands to be granted such rights.
Winschoten has a railway station on the line from Groningen to Leer (in Germany).
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