Langelo is a village located in the
Netherlands
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, part of the
Noordenveld
Noordenveld () is a municipality in the northeastern part of the Netherlands.
Population centres
Water Board Noordenveld
Noordenveld is also the name of a former Water Board, which had its office in Roden. Water Board Noordenveld arose from ...
municipality in
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 ...
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Langelo is an ''
esdorp
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An ''Angerdorf'' (plural: ''Angerdörfer'') is a type of village that is characterised by the houses and farmsteads being laid out around a central grassed area, the ''anger'' (from the Old High German ''angar'' =pasture or grassy place ...
'' which developed in the middle ages on the higher grounds. It contains two triangular communal pastures.
It first appeared in 1225 as Rodolphus de Langele and means "long forest". In 1840, it was home to 125 people.
The village is noted for several historic farms, the oldest of which dates to 1792. Society Aardolie, a huge complex that serves as a gas storage facility, is also located in the village.
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Populated places in Drenthe
Noordenveld
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