Zweeloo

Zweeloo

Coat of arms
Coordinates: 52°47′37″N 6°43′49″E / 52.79361°N 6.73028°E / 52.79361; 6.73028
Country Netherlands
Province Drenthe
Municipality Coevorden

Zweeloo is a village in the municipality of Coevorden, located in the province of Drenthe, The Netherlands.

Zweeloo was a separate municipality from 1819 to 1998, when it was merged with Coevorden.[1] Zweeloo is known for its Reformed Church that was built back in 13th century.

Monuments

The rural church of Zweeloo was erected in 1252. On a one day trip from Veenoord, in November 1883, Vincent van Gogh brushed a well-known sketch of this church with a shepherd with his flock in the foreground.

References

  1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006.

External links

Media related to Zweeloo at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 52°48′N 6°44′E / 52.800°N 6.733°E / 52.800; 6.733


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