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Europe is one of the five inhabited traditional continents of the Earth. Physically and geologically, Europe is the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, west of Asia. Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, and to the southeast by the waterways adjoining the Mediterranean to and including the Black Sea and the Caucasus Mountains. On the east, Europe is divided from Asia by the water divide of the Ural Mountains and by the Caspian Sea. Europe is the world's second-smallest continent in terms of area and third-largest continent after Asia and Africa in population.
 
Winschoten is a municipality and city in the northeast of the Netherlands. Winschoten comparatively had the second largest Jewish community of The Netherlands. During the Second World War, Winschoten was a transit port to Germany for the Jew-transports. The total area of Winschoten is of 22.24 square kilometers, land is of 21.66 square kilometers, water is of 0.58 kilometers. As per 2005 the total population is of 18,438 and population density is of 851 square kilometers.
 
The town of Winschoten is the municipalities only community .Winschoten received city rights in 1825. It was the last town in the Netherlands to be granted such rights. Winschoten has a railway station on the line from Groningen to Leer in Germany.

It can also be considered as the preeminent, historical and potential tourism destination that enjoys a very positive reputation with worldwide travelers to become one of the most visited places.

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