Vriescheloo (Dutch: [ˌvrisxəˈloː];[4] Gronings: Vraiskeloo [ˌvrɑɪskəˈloː]) is a village in the municipality of Westerwolde in the Netherlands.
Vriescheloo | |
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 Smock mill De Korenbloem in 2008 | |
  Vriescheloo Location of Vriescheloo in the province of Groningen  Vriescheloo Vriescheloo (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 53°4′5″N 7°6′50″E / 53.06806°N 7.11389°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Groningen |
| Municipality | Westerwolde |
| Area (2012)[1] | |
• Total | 213 ha (530 acres) |
| • Land | 212 ha (520 acres) |
| • Water | 1 ha (2.5 acres) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 700 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
| Postcode | 9599[3] |
| Area code | 0597 |
History
editVriescheloo is a linear settlement on the sand ridge which formed the old road between Groningen and Germany. The village dates from the 11th or 12th century.[5][6] Its first inhabitants were mainly peat harvesters, and it developed into an agricultural community.[5]
The 19th century smock mill De Korenbloem is located in the village.[7]
Gallery
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Church in c. 2011
Modern castle
Farm (1969)
References
edit- ↑ (in Dutch) Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017, Statistics Netherlands, 2017. Retrieved on 2 December 2017.
- ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau Statistics. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ↑ (in Dutch) Resultaten voor "Vriescheloo,", Postcode.nl. Retrieved on 27 April 2014.
- ↑ RTVGO! gemeente Oldambt. "GO op stap met IVN (Kompenkolk nabij Vriescheloo)". YouTube. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- 1 2 "Vriescheloo". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ↑ Redmer Alma (1998). Vriescheloo. Zwolle: Waanders Uitgevers. p. 219. ISBN 90 400 9258 3.
- ↑ "De Korenbloem". Molen Database (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 February 2022.
External links
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