Nieuwe Pekela
| Nieuwe Pekela | ||
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| Village | ||
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Nieuwe Pekela in 1968 | ||
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  Nieuwe Pekela Location of Nieuwe Pekela in the province of Groningen | ||
| Coordinates: 53°4′43″N 6°57′51″E / 53.07861°N 6.96417°E | ||
| Country | Netherlands | |
| Province | Groningen | |
| Municipality | Pekela | |
| Population (2008) | 4,060 | |
Nieuwe Pekela is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Pekela, about 6 km southeast of Veendam.
Nieuwe Pekela was a separate municipality until 1990, when it merged with Oude Pekela to form the new municipality of Pekela.[1]
Gallery
Former townhall
Reformed church
Drawing bridge: de Ommelanderklap
Drawing bridge: de Zuidkant Klap
References
- ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
External links
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Nieuwe Pekela". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
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Media related to Nieuwe Pekela at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 53°05′N 6°59′E / 53.083°N 6.983°E
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