Hoogeveen (; nds-nl, 't Ogeveine or '' 't Oveine'') is a

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and a

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in the

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province of

Drenthe Drenthe () is a province of the Netherlands located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and the German state of Lower Saxony to the east. As of Nov ...

Population centres

Elim, Fluitenberg, Hoogeveen and Noordscheschut, which still have the canals which used to be throughout the town. Other villages of the town are Hollandscheveld, Nieuw Moscou, Nieuweroord,

Nieuwlande Nieuwlande (Dutch Low Saxon: ''Neilaande'') is a Dutch village located in the north-eastern province of Drenthe situated in the municipality of Hoogeveen. The population, as of 2018 is 965. Nieuwlande is one of only two villages in the world th ...

Pesse Pesse is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is located in the municipality of Hoogeveen.''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005. Overview Pesse is an ''esdorp'' which developed in the Middle Ages ...

, Stuifzand and Tiendeveen.

History

Hoogeveen dates its history to 20 December 1625, when Roelof van Echten bought a large tract of

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land from farmers of the district with the plan to harvest its peat. One old map of the area called it ''Locus Deserta Atque ob Multos Paludes Invia'', a deserted and impenetrable place of many swamps. Hoogeveen itself was established in 1636 by Peter Joostens Warmont and Johan van der Meer. Its

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, granted 10 November 1819, is white, with a pile of peat covered in straw in the center and

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s on each side, representing the town's first two major industries.

Vincent van Gogh Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionism, Post-Impressionist painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western art history. In a decade, he created about 2 ...

visited the area in the fall of 1883. In the second half of the 1960s, Hoogeveen was the fastest growing town in the Netherlands. Until that period, the town contained a number of

canal Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface flow un ...

s, which had been dug in the area's early days when it was a prime source of peat and maritime transportation was a necessity for efficient transportation of cargo. By the 1960s the rise of the automobile and truck-based transportation meant the canals had lost much of their economic function, and the canals were filled in. The first important transportation connection was provided by the

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, with Hoogeveen railway station opening in 1870. Since the early 1970s, access to the town has been provided by the A28 (

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) highway, and in the early 2000s, the A37 (Hoogeveen -

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) highway was expanded from a provincial road to improve the region's connection to Emmen and further to Germany. The then recognized oldest person in the world,

Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper (; 29 June 1890 – 30 August 2005) was a Dutch supercentenarian, who lived to the age of 115 years, 62 days. She is the oldest person ever from the Netherlands, breaking the previous record of Catharina van Dam ...

, lived in Hoogeveen until her death in August 2005, two months after her 115th birthday. Hoogeveen also has a small

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that attracts some tourism. Since 1997 the Hoogeveen Chess Tournament has been organized here.

Transport

Railway station: Hoogeveen

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Hoogeveen is twinned with:

Notable people

Leopold Karel, Count of Limburg Stirum Leopold Count van Limburg Stirum (March 12, 1758 in Hoogeveen – June 25, 1840 in The Hague) was a politician who was part of the Triumvirate that took power in 1813 in order to re-establish the monarchy in the Netherlands. Career Leopold was ...

(1758 in Hoogeveen - 1840) a politician, helped take power in 1813 to re-establish the monarchy *

Herman Bavinck Herman Bavinck (13 December 1854 – 29 July 1921) was a Dutch Calvinist theologian and churchman. He was a significant scholar in the Calvinist tradition, alongside Abraham Kuyper and B. B. Warfield. Biography Background Bavinck was bor ...

(1854 in Hoogeveen – 1921) a Dutch Reformed theologian and churchman *

(1890 – 2005 in Hoogeveen) the oldest person ever from the Netherlands *

Jan Bols Jan Bols (born 27 August 1944 in Hoogeveen, Drenthe) is a former Dutch long track speed skater. Bols was among the top all-rounders in the late 60s and early 70s, this period overlapped the glory days of Kees Verkerk and Ard Schenk, so that he ...

(born 1944 in Hoogeveen) a former Dutch long track speed skater, participated in the 1968 and

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Geert Booij Geert Evert Booij (; born 1947) is a Dutch linguist and emeritus professor of linguistics at the University of Leiden. He is credited as the creator of construction morphology. Career Booij previously taught at the Vrije Universiteit and Univers ...

(born 1947 in Hoogeveen) a Dutch linguist and academic, created

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Jetta Klijnsma Jellejetta "Jetta" Klijnsma (; born 18 March 1957) is a Dutch politician serving as the King's Commissioner of Drenthe since 2017. She is a member of the Labour Party (PvdA). Elected to the House of Representatives from 2010 to 2012, she focu ...

(born 1957 in Hoogeveen) Dutch politician * Senff (born 1971 in Hoogeveen) a Dutch/Canadian musician and actor * Anne van Amstel (born 1974 in Hoogeveen) Dutch writer, psychologist and poet *

Lea Bouwmeester Lea Theodora Bouwmeester (born 3 October 1979 in Hoogeveen) is a Dutch politician and former civil servant and social counselor. She is a member of the Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid) and was an MP between 30 November 2006 and 23 March 20 ...

(born 1979 in Hoogeveen) a Dutch politician *

Jill de Jong Jill de Jong, also known as Jildou de Jong (born 17 February 1982) is a Dutch fitness trainer, health coach, podcast host and former model and actress. Born in Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Netherlands, on 21 March 2002 she was selected by Eidos Inter ...

(born 1982 in Hoogeveen) a Dutch model and actress IMDb Database
retrieved 07 September 2019

Sport

Piet Kleine Pieter "Piet" Kleine (born 17 September 1951) is a former speed skater from the Netherlands who specialized in the longer distances. Short biography At the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Piet Kleine became Olympic Champion on the 10,000&nbs ...

(born 1951 in Hollandscheveld) a former speed skater, gold medallist at the

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and silver medallist at the

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* Theo ten Caat (born 1964 in Hollandscheveld) a former Dutch professional footballer with 412 club caps * Erik Dekker (born 1970) a retired Dutch professional road racing cyclist, medallist at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

Erik Bakker Erik Bakker (born 21 March 1990) is a Dutch former professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Club career Bakker was born in Hoogeveen. He formerly played for FC Zwolle but left them for Cambuur in 2011. On 27 December 2019, Bakker jo ...

(born 1990 in Hoogeveen) a Dutch professional footballer with 320 club caps *

Vivianne Miedema Anna Margaretha Marina Astrid "Vivianne" Miedema (; born 15 July 1996) is a Dutch professional association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for FA Women's Super League (FA WSL) club Arsenal W.F.C., Arse ...

(born 1996 in Hoogeveen) a Dutch professional footballer who is the Netherlands all-time top scorer, across both the women's and men's teams. She is also the all-time top scorer in the English FA Women's Super League.

Climate

Gallery

Image:Vincent van Gogh - Hutten.jpg, ''Huts in Zwartschaap'', on the way between Hoogeveen and Pesse, painted by Van Gogh in 1883 File:Raadhuis_Hoogeveen.JPG, Town hall File:Nieuwebrugsluis in Hoogeveen 9-8-2016 (36108837790).jpg, Nieuwebrugsluis in Hoogeveen File:База отдыха "Villapark Martensplek" - panoramio.jpg, Villapark, Martensplek

References

Footnotes

Bibliography

*Dijk, Wout J., & van der Sluis, Meent W.: ''De Drentse tijd van Vincent van Gogh'', Boon uitgeverij, Groningen 2001

External links

* {{Authority control Populated places in Drenthe Municipalities of Drenthe Cities in the Netherlands Populated places established in the 17th century