De Veenhoop

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De Veenhoop
De Feanhoop
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Location in Smallingerland municipality
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De Veenhoop
De Veenhoop (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°5′49″N5°56′59″E / 53.09694°N 5.94972°E / 53.09694; 5.94972
Country Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Province Frisian flag.svg Friesland
Municipality Smallingerland flag.svg Smallingerland
Area
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 • Total9.75 km2 (3.76 sq mi)
Elevation
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−1.0 m (−3.3 ft)
Population
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 • Total260
 • Density27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Postal code
9215 [1]
Dialing code 0512

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]

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "De Veenhoop". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "Petgatten de Feanhoop". It Fryske Gea (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.

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