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Nieuw-Beerta
Nieuw-Beerta () is a village with a population of 120 in the municipality of Oldambt in the east of the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl .... The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute has a weather station in the village. History The village was first mentioned in 1660 as Beerter hamrick, and meant "the village dorp belonging to Beerta". In 1822, it was first mentioned as Nieuw-Beerta (New Beerta) to distinguish between Beerta. Nieuw-Beerta is a road village which developed on the dike after the Uiterdijken were ''poldered'' in 1657. The first church was built in 1665, and rebuilt in 1689. The current church dates from 1856. Several villas and farms were built in Jugendstil. Nieuw Beerta was supposed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Groningen (province)
Groningen (; gos, Grunn; fry, Grinslân) is the northeasternmost province of the Netherlands. It borders on Friesland to the west, Drenthe to the south, the German state of Lower Saxony to the east, and the Wadden Sea to the north. As of February 2020, Groningen had a population of 586,309 and a total area of . Historically the area was at different times part of Frisia, the Frankish Empire, the Holy Roman Empire, and the Dutch Republic, the precursor state of the modern Netherlands. In the 14th century, the city of Groningen became a member of the Hanseatic League. The provincial capital and the largest city in the province is the city of Groningen (231,299 inhabitants). Since 2016, René Paas has been the King's Commissioner in the province. A coalition of GroenLinks, the Labour Party, ChristianUnion, People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, Democrats 66, and Christian Democratic Appeal forms the executive branch. The province is divided into 10 municipalities. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |