Nieuw-Schoonebeek

Nieuw-Schoonebeek
Village
Churchtower in Nieuw-Schoonebeek
Churchtower in Nieuw-Schoonebeek
Nieuw-Schoonebeek is located in Drenthe
Nieuw-Schoonebeek
Nieuw-Schoonebeek
Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands
Nieuw-Schoonebeek is located in Netherlands
Nieuw-Schoonebeek
Nieuw-Schoonebeek
Nieuw-Schoonebeek (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°38′N 6°59′E / 52.633°N 6.983°E / 52.633; 6.983
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceDrenthe
MunicipalityEmmen
Established1814
Area
[1]
 • Total
17.69 km2 (6.83 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
14 m (46 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
1,285
 • Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Postal code
7761
Dialing code0591

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

  • Hekman's boô
    Hekman's boô
  • Automobile repair shop
    Automobile repair shop
  • Border crossing
    Border crossing

References

  1. ^ a b "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 7766AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Ronald Stenvert (2001). Nieuw-Schoonebeek (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders Uitgevers. p. 155. ISBN 90 400 9454 3. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Nieuw-Schoonebeek". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Pascal Huser naar sc Heerenveen". RTV Drenthe (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
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