Noordenveld () is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the northeastern part of the
Netherlands
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Population centres
Water Board Noordenveld
Noordenveld is also the name of a former Water Board, which had its office in
Roden
Roden is a name of Germanic origin, originally meaning "red valley" or an anglicization of the Gaelic name "O'Rodain". It may refer to:
Places
* Roden, Bavaria, a town in the Main-Spessart district of Bavaria, Germany
* Roden, Netherlands, a tow ...
. Water Board Noordenveld arose from the Water Boards of
Leutingewolde
Leutingewolde is a hamlet in the Netherlands and it is part of the Noordenveld 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, Fri ...
(1866-1967),
De Zuidermaden (1914-1967),
De Weehorst (1917-1967),
De Peizer en Eeldermaden (1928-1984) and
Matsloot-Roderwolde (1933-1984).
In 1995, Water Board Noordenveld was merged into Water Board
Noorderzijlvest, based in Onderdendam.
Notable people
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Hindericus Scheepstra (1859 in Roden – 1913) a Dutch writer, wrote children's book series ''
Ot en Sien
''Ot en Sien'' is a Dutch children's book
Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre ...
'' (1902).
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Jan Britstra (1905 in Norg – 1987) a Dutch hurdler, competed in the 110 metres hurdles at the
1928 Summer Olympics
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J. P. Kuiper (1922 in Norg – 1985) a professor of social medicine, promoted the idea of
unconditional basic income
Universal basic income (UBI) is a social welfare proposal in which all citizens of a given population regularly receive an unconditional transfer payment, that is, without a means test or need to work. It would be received independently of an ...
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Harm Kuipers
Harm Kuipers (born 22 November 1947) is a former speed skater from the Netherlands.
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Kuipers combined his sports careers with being a Medicine student at the University of Groningen. Preferring his studies over speed skating, he did not ...
(born 1947 in Vries) academic, former speed skater and racing cyclist
References
External links
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Municipalities of Drenthe
Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 1998
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