Eemsdelta replaces Delfzijl
Eemsdelta (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈeːmzˌdɛltaː]) is a municipality in the province of Groningen, Netherlands formed from the merger of Appingedam, Delfzijl and Loppersum. The municipality came into existence on 1 January 2021.Name
The name of the municipality was chosen by a vote. Following nearly 800 submissions, a special committee selected their top three options based on recognisability, history, and geographic considerations. The following thee options were chosen by the committee: Eemsdelta, Fivelgo and Marenland. Afterwards, the residents of the municipalities were allowed to vote on their preferred choice. Over 16 thousand votes were cast (representing a turnout of 42%), with Eemsdelta receiving an overwhelming majority of the votes (67%). The name refers to the river Eems, and has also previously been used as a loosely defined region in the Northeast of Groningen, roughly encompassing the same territory as the municipality and   historically known as Fivelingo or Fivelgo. The name Eemsdelta was received with surprise by some of the inhabitants, since the area surrounding the river mouth of the Ems is not a river delta.
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