De Veenhoop
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De Veenhoop
De Feanhoop | |
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Village | |
| File:De Veenhoop b.jpg | |
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Coat of arms of De Veenhoop Coat of arms | |
| Location in Smallingerland municipality Location in Smallingerland municipality | |
Location in the Netherlands De Veenhoop (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 53°5′49″N 5°56′59″E / 53.09694°N 5.94972°E | |
| Country | Netherlands Netherlands |
| Province | Friesland Friesland |
| Municipality | Smallingerland Smallingerland |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.75 km2 (3.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | −1.0 m (−3.3 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 260 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (69/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 9215[1] |
| Dialing code | 0512 |
De Veenhoop (West Frisian: De Feanhoop) is a village in Smallingerland municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 245 in January 2017.[3]
History
The village was first mentioned between 1851 and 1855 as De Veenhoop, and means "place where peat is excavated".[4] De Veenhoop developed in the late 19th century at the intersection of the Polderhoofdkanaal and the Grietmansrak as a peat excavation village.[5]
Nature
The Petgatten de Feanhoop is a nature area on the edge of De Alde Feanen National Park. The 200 hectares (490 acres) area of lakes and swamp forest attracted a large variety of bird life, and is a protected area since 1996.[6][5]
Gallery
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Windmotor Herkules
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Draw bridge Polderhuis
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Sluice
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Hotel
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 9215MA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Nederlands). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ↑ Bevolkingscijfers Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine - Smallingerland
- ↑ "Veenhoop - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Nederlands). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "De Veenhoop". Plaatsengids (in Nederlands). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ↑ "Petgatten de Feanhoop". It Fryske Gea (in Nederlands). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
External links
File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to De Veenhoop at Wikimedia Commons
