De Veenhoop

Coordinates: 53°5′49″N 5°56′59″E / 53.09694°N 5.94972°E / 53.09694; 5.94972
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De Veenhoop
De Feanhoop
Village
Postal code
9215[1]
Dialing code0512

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

  • Windmotor Herkules
    Windmotor Herkules
  • Draw bridge Polderhuis
    Draw bridge Polderhuis
  • Sluice
    Sluice
  • Hotel
    Hotel

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 9215MA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  3. ^ Bevolkingscijfers Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine - Smallingerland
  4. ^ "Veenhoop - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  5. ^ a b "De Veenhoop". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Petgatten de Feanhoop". It Fryske Gea (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.

External links

Media related to De Veenhoop at Wikimedia Commons