Loppersum, Netherlands

Loppersum () is a village and former municipality with a population of 10,174 in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands.
Geography.
Loppersum is located at in the province of Groningen in the north of the Netherlands.
The former municipality was bordered by the municipalities of Eemsmond (north), Delfzijl (east), Appingedam (east), Slochteren (southeast), Ten Boer (south), and Bedum (southwest).
The population centres in the municipality were:
Government.
The last mayor of Loppersum was Albert Rodenboog of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). He was chosen as best local administrator by the professional magazine "Binnenlands Bestuur" in 2013.
Monuments.
The Petrus en Pauluskerk is a national heritage site ("rijksmonument") in Loppersum.
Of the "borg" of Ewsum in Middelstum a single defense tower remains today.
Transportation.
The Groningen–Delfzijl railway runs through the municipality from east to west with the railway stations of Stedum and Loppersum.