| Loppersum | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Flag Size: | 100x67px |
| Map Alt: | Highlighted position of Loppersum in a municipal map of Groningen |
| Coordinates: | 53.3333°N 51°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Groningen |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Eemsdelta |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 25.17 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 1 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 2,570 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
| Postal Code: | 9919 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 0596 |
Loppersum (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈlɔpərsʏm/; Loppersom pronounced as /gos/) is a village and former municipality in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands.
Loppersum is located 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:
The second to last mayor of Loppersum was Albert Rodenboog of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).[3] He was chosen as best local administrator by the professional magazine Binnenlands Bestuur in 2013.[4]
The Petrus en Pauluskerk is a national heritage site (rijksmonument) in Loppersum.[5]
Of the borg of Ewsum in Middelstum a single defense tower remains today.[6]
The Groningen–Delfzijl railway runs through the municipality from east to west with the railway stations of Stedum and Loppersum.[7]