Veele is a hamlet in the
Dutch province of
Groningen
Groningen (; gos, Grunn or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. The ''capital of the north'', Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of t ...
. It is a part of the municipality of
Westerwolde, and lies about 32 km north of
Emmen.
The hamlet was first mentioned in 1475 as Veille. The etymology is unknown. The postal authorities have placed it under
Vlagtwedde
Vlagtwedde () is a village in the very southeast of Groningen province in the northeastern Netherlands. It lies on the Dutch border with the German state of Lower Saxony to the east.
History
The municipality of Vlagtwedde was created in Decemb ...
. Veele has place name signs. It was home to 224 people in 1840.
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Populated places in Groningen (province)
Westerwolde (municipality)
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