Veelerveen

Veelerveen
Village
Three-way bridge Noabers Badde in 2005
Veelerveen Location of Veelerveen in the province of Groningen
Coordinates: 53°3′20″N 7°7′40″E / 53.05556°N 7.12778°ECoordinates: 53°3′20″N 7°7′40″E / 53.05556°N 7.12778°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Groningen
Municipality	Bellingwedde
Area (2012)[1]
• Total	430 ha (1,060 acres)
• Land	423 ha (1,045 acres)
• Water	7 ha (17 acres)
Population (2012)[1]
• Total	590
• Density	140/km^2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode	9566[2]
Area code	0597

Veelerveen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌveːlərˈveːn]) is a linear village in the municipality of Bellingwedde in the Netherlands.^[3] It has a population of 590 and a total area of 430 ha (1.7 sq mi).^[1]

At the centre of the village the canals Ruiten-Aa-kanaal, Mussel-Aa-kanaal, and B.L. Tijdenskanaal come together and the three-way bridge Noabers Badde connects the canal banks.^[3]

Nieman's Mill (Gronings: Niemans Meuln) is a smock mill that was built in 1916. It has been listed as a national heritage site since 1972.^[4]

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  Map of Bellingwedde with Veelerveen in red

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  Nieman's Mill in 1969

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  Sluice in the B.L. Tijdenskanaal with Nieman's Mill in the background in 2005

References

1. (Dutch) Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2009-2012, Statistics Netherlands, 2014. Retrieved on 27 April 2014.
2. (Dutch) Resultaten voor "Veelerveen,", Postcode.nl. Retrieved on 27 April 2014.
3. (Dutch) Veelerveen, Municipality of Bellingwedde. Retrieved on 27 April 2014.
4. (Dutch) Monumentnummer: 8921, Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed. Retrieved on 27 April 2014.

External links

• Media related to Veelerveen at Wikimedia Commons
• (Dutch) Veelerveen, website about the village