Veele | |
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 Farm in Veele | |
Veele Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands Show map of Groningen (province)Veele Veele (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 53°2′N 7°6′E / 53.033°N 7.100°E / 53.033; 7.100 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Groningen |
| Municipality | Westerwolde |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.64 km2 (0.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3.4 m (11 ft) |
| Population (2021)1 | |
• Total | 215 |
| • Density | 131/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 95411 |
| Dialing code | 0599 |
Veele is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is a part of the municipality of Westerwolde, and lies about 32 km north of Emmen.
The hamlet was first mentioned in 1475 as Veille. The etymology is unknown.3 The postal authorities have placed it under Vlagtwedde.4 Veele has place name signs. It was home to 224 people in 1840.5
References
References
- "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- "Postcodetool for 9541AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- "Veele - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- "Postcode 9541 in Vlagtwedde". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- "Veele". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.