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]
De Veenhoop
De Feanhoop | |
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Village | |
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![]() Location in Smallingerland municipality | |
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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 |
History
editThe 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
editThe 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
References
edit- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9215MA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ Bevolkingscijfers Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine - Smallingerland
- ^ "Veenhoop - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ a b "De Veenhoop". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Petgatten de Feanhoop". It Fryske Gea (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
External links
editMedia related to De Veenhoop at Wikimedia Commons