Blauwestad
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CountryNetherlands
Postal code
9685[1]
Blauwestad | |
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Blauwestad project office in 2008 | |
Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 53°10′N 07°02′E / 53.167°N 7.033°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Groningen |
| Municipality | Oldambt |
| Postal code | 9685[1] |
Blauwestad (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌblʌu.əˈstɑt]) is a village in the municipality of Oldambt in the Netherlands. It is situated on the east bank of the Oldambtmeer in the east of the province of Groningen.
After the Oldambtmeer was created in 2005, the village of Blauwestad (English: Blue City) started to be developed. The first inhabitants settled in the village in 2006.[2]