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Noordenveld
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Monumental rowhouses in Veenhuizen
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Location in Drenthe
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Drenthe | ||
| Established | 1 January 1998 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 205.32 km2 (79.27 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 200.99 km2 (77.60 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 4.33 km2 (1.67 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) | ||
| Population
(May 2014)
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| • Total | 31,138 | ||
| • Density | 155/km2 (400/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
| Postcode |
9300–9349, 9749
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| Area code | 050, 0516, 0592, 0594 | ||
| Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Noordenveld, June 2015. | |||
Noordenveld (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈnoːrdə(ɱ)vɛlt]) is a municipality in the northeastern part of the Netherlands.
Population centres
- Altena
- Alteveer
- Amerika
- Boerlaan
- De Horst
- De Pol
- Een
- Een-West
- Foxwolde
- Huis ter Heide
- Langelo
- Leutingewolde
- Lieveren
- Matsloot
- Nietap
- Nieuw-Roden
- Norg
- Norgervaart
- Peest
- Peize
- Peizermade
- Peizerwold
- Roden
- Roderesch
- Roderwolde
- Sandebuur
- Steenbergen
- Terheijl
- Veenhuizen
- Westervelde
- Zuidvelde.
Water Board Noordenveld
Noordenveld is also the name of a former Water Board, which had its office in Roden. Water Board Noordenveld arose from the Water Boards of Leutingewolde (1866-1967), De Zuidermaden (1914-1967), De Weehorst (1917-1967), De Peizer en Eeldermaden (1928-1984) and Matsloot-Roderwolde (1933-1984).
In 1995, Water Board Noordenveld was merged into Water Board Noorderzijlvest, based in Onderdendam.
Notable people
- Hindericus Scheepstra (1859 in Roden – 1913) a Dutch writer, wrote children's book series Ot en Sien (1902).
- Jan Britstra (1905 in Norg – 1987) a Dutch hurdler, competed in the 110 metres hurdles at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- J. P. Kuiper (1922 in Norg – 1985) a professor of social medicine, promoted the idea of unconditional basic income
- Harm Kuipers (born 1947 in Vries) academic, former speed skater and racing cyclist
See also
In Spanish: Noordenveld para niños
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