Witteveen, Midden-Drenthe

Village in Drenthe, Netherlands

Witteveen

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Former chapel of Witteveen

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Witteveen

Location in the province of Drenthe in the Netherlands

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Witteveen

Witteveen (Netherlands)

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Coordinates: 52°48′51″N 6°39′36″E﻿ / ﻿52.81417°N 6.66000°E﻿ / 52.81417; 6.66000
Country| Netherlands
Province| Drenthe
Municipality| Midden-Drenthe
Established| 1926
Area

[1]

• Total| 15.72 km2 (6.07 sq mi)
Elevation

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| 17 m (56 ft)
Population

(2021)[1]

• Total| 555
• Density| 35/km2 (91/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

9439[1]

Dialing code| 0593

Witteveen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪtəˌveːn]; English: White Bog) is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 16 km northeast of Hoogeveen.

The village was first mentioned in 1856 as "het Witteveen", and means "white peat". In 1926, the peat was excavated as part of a project for the unemployed.[3] 50 houses were built to house the workers. In 1929, a small Dutch Reformed church was built.[4] The church is nowadays used as a residential home.[5]

## Gallery

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* Former clergy house

* Welcome to Witteveen

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
2. ^ "Postcodetool for 9439PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
3. ^ "Witteveen - (geografische naam)". Eymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
4. ^ Ronald Stenvert (2001). Witteveen (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 61\. ISBN 90 400 9454 3. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
5. ^ "Witteveen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.

## External links

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* Media related to Witteveen, Midden-Drenthe at Wikimedia Commons

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Populated places in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe

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Villages|

* Balinge
* Bovensmilde
* Drijber
* Elp
* Garminge
* Hijken
* Hoogersmilde
* Hooghalen
* Mantinge
* Nieuw-Balinge
* Oranje
* Orvelte
* Smilde
* Westerbork
* Wijster
* Witteveen
* Zwiggelte

Hamlets|

* Brunsting
* Bruntinge
* Eursinge
* Hijkersmilde
* Holthe
* Laaghalen
* Laaghalerveen
* Spier
* Zuidveld

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