Witteveen (; en, White Bog) is a village in the
Dutch
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* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
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Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
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People E ...
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 ...
. It is a part of the municipality of
Midden-Drenthe
Midden-Drenthe () is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. The municipality was created in 1998, in a merger of the former municipalities of Beilen, Smilde, and Westerbork. Between 1998 and 2000, the name of the municipality was Middenve ...
, and lies about 16 km northeast of
Hoogeveen
Hoogeveen (; nds-nl, 't Ogeveine or '' 't Oveine'') is a municipality and a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe.
Population centres
Elim, Fluitenberg, Hoogeveen and Noordscheschut, which still have the canals which used to be throughout ...
.
The village was first mentioned in 1856 as "het Witteveen", and means "white
peat
Peat (), also known as turf (), is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. The peatland ecosystem covers and is the most efficien ...
". In 1926, the peat was excavated as part of a project for the unemployed.
50 houses were built to house the workers. In 1929, a small Dutch Reformed church was built.
The church is nowadays used as a residential home.
Gallery
File:Voormalige pastorie Witteveen.jpg, Former clergy house
File:Drenthe Witteveen.JPG, Welcome to Witteveen
References
External links
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Midden-Drenthe
Populated places in Drenthe
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