Roodeschool

Roodeschool
Village

Roodeschool in 1998
Roodeschool

Location of Roodeschool in the province of Groningen

Coordinates: 53°25′14″N 6°45′49″E / 53.42056°N 6.76361°E / 53.42056; 6.76361
Country Netherlands
Province Groningen
Municipality Eemsmond
Population (26/07/2010) 1,300
Website Eemsmond

Roodeschool (Gronings: Roschoul) is a community situated in the northeast of Groningen province in the Netherlands and forming part of the municipality of Eemsmond. Roodeschool's railway station is the northernmost in the Netherlands.

The name, which means "red school", is derived from the local noteworthiness of the red roof tiles of a village school which once stood in the vicinity.

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    Coordinates: 53°25′N 6°46′E / 53.417°N 6.767°E / 53.417; 6.767

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