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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 ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...
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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, Fr ...
(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 Waterschap Noorderzijlvest (WNZV) is a Dutch regional water authority covering the provinces of Groningen, Friesland, and Drenthe. It has its seat in the city of Groningen. It is responsible for water management, water quality and sewage water t ...
, based in Onderdendam.


Notable people

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Hindericus Scheepstra Hindericus Scheepstra (17 March 1859 – 8 May 1913) was a Dutch writer best known for his children's book series ''Ot en Sien'' (1902). Family and education Hindericus Scheepstra was born in Roden, the last of nine children. His parents wer ...
(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). *
Jan Britstra Jan Britstra (10 April 1905 – 7 March 1987) was a Dutch hurdler. He competed in the men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the ...
(1905 in Norg – 1987) a Dutch hurdler, competed in the 110 metres hurdles at the
1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...
*
J. P. Kuiper Jan Pieter Kuiper (29 May 1922, Norg – 13 September 1985, Haarzuilens) was a professor of social medicine at the Protestant Free University of Amsterdam. He worked from 1948 to 1958 as a mission doctor on Sumba, Indonesia, for the Dutch Reformed ...
(1922 in Norg – 1985) a professor of social medicine, promoted the idea of unconditional basic income *
Harm Kuipers Harm Kuipers (born 22 November 1947) is a former speed skater from the Netherlands. __NOTOC__ 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


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* Municipalities of Drenthe Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 1998 {{Drenthe-geo-stub