Nieuw-Schoonebeek
Nieuw-Schoonebeek | |
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 Churchtower in Nieuw-Schoonebeek | |
Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands   Nieuw-Schoonebeek Nieuw-Schoonebeek (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52°38′N 6°59′E / 52.633°N 6.983°E / 52.633; 6.983 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Drenthe |
| Municipality | Emmen |
| Established | 1814 |
| Area [1] | |
| • Total | 17.69 km2 (6.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation [2] | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,285 |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 7761 |
| Dialing code | 0591 |
Nieuw-Schoonebeek is a village in the Netherlands and is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe.
History
Nieuw-Schoonebeek started as a peat exploitation settlement along the road from Schoonebeek to Meppen. Around 1805, settlers from neighbouring Twist in Germany moved into the area.[3] The village was officially founded in 1814.[4] In 1849, a Catholic church was built in Nieuw-Schoonebeek, and was replaced in 1966–67 with a new church. The tower of the old church has remained standing.[3]
In 1943, oil was discovered in neighbouring Schoonebeek. The population successfully sabotaged the wells which prevented the Germans from knowing much oil was underneath the ground. After the war, pumpjacks became a feature of the landscape around the village. About 190 wells were dug in Nieuw-Schoonebeek.[4]
Nieuw-Schoonebeek is home to several boôs, little sheds where cow shepherds could spend the night with their cattle.[3]
Notable people
- Pascal Huser (born 1995), footballer[5]
Gallery
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Hekman's boô
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Automobile repair shop
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Border crossing
References
- ^ a b "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 7766AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ a b c Ronald Stenvert (2001). Nieuw-Schoonebeek (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders Uitgevers. p. 155. ISBN 90 400 9454 3. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Nieuw-Schoonebeek". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Pascal Huser naar sc Heerenveen". RTV Drenthe (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
