| Ter Apelkanaal | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Groningen |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Westerwolde |
| Coordinates: | 52.9178°N 7.0408°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 11 |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.06 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 660 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 9563 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0599 |
Ter Apelkanaal (gos|Troapelknoal pronounced as /ˌtrʊːpl̩ˈknʊːl/) is a town in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is a part of the municipality of Westerwolde, and lies about 17km (11miles) northeast of Emmen.
The city of Groningen decided to dig a canal along the border with Drenthe in order to exploit the peat. The canal was finished in 1856 and named Ter Apelkanaal. The settlement was named after the canal.[3]
On 1902, construction started of a potato starch factory "Musselkanaal en Omstreken" in Ter Apelkanaal.[4] The factory is nowadays owned by Royal Avebe.[3]
Ter Apelkanaal used to be part of Vlagtwedde. In 2017, it was merged into Westerwolde.[3]