Ter Apel

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Ter Apel
Village
Ter Apel Monastery in 2008
Ter Apel Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands Show map of Groningen (province) Ter Apel Ter Apel (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°52′32″N 7°3′35″E / 52.87556°N 7.05972°E / 52.87556; 7.05972
Country	Netherlands
Province	Groningen
Municipality	Westerwolde
Area
• Total	0.8191 km2 (0.3163 sq mi)
Population
• Total	9,914
• Density	12,000/km2 (31,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9561

Ter Apel (Dutch pronunciation: [tɛr ˈaːpəl]; Gronings: Troapel) is a village^{[citation needed]} with a population of 9,914 residents^{[citation needed]} in the municipality Westerwolde in the northern Netherlands, in the province Groningen in the region Westerwolde.^[1] The town lies on the stream Ruiten Aa, which has the valley that together with the Ter Apeler forest belongs to the national network of nature reserves, the Ecologische Hoofdstructuur. An accommodation centre for refugees is located at Ter Apel, functioning as a "departure centre" for rejected refugees and a registration point, operated by the Centraal Orgaan opvang Asielzoekers. Ter Apel lies on the roads N366, N976 and N391. It forms the southern point of the border between Groningen and Drenthe, the Semslinie.