Noordenveld
Noordenveld ( listen? / I ) is a municipality in the northeastern Dutch province of Drenthe. It has 31,035 inhabitants ( 1 January 2013) and an area of 205 km ².
Local structure
The community site comprises a total of 26 villages and hamlets. The seat of the municipality is located in Roden.
Districts according to the number of inhabitants (as of 1 January 2006 Source: Website of the municipality):
Other, unofficial districts under 50 population are:
- Alteveer
- Sandebuur
- Matsloot (42 inhabitants)
- Peizerwold
- Peizermade
- Terheijl
Demographics
Policy
Results of the municipal elections of 2002
(left) en Tweede - Kamerverkiezingen van 2003
Mayor and Alderman
- Mayor: Hans van der Laan ( PvdA)
- Assistant: Jan Kemkers ( Gemeentebelangen )
- Assistant: Geert Wolters ( PvdA)
- Assistant: Jan Bakker (CDA )
Location, transport, economic
Public transport
In the town the following bus routes:
- 82: Groningen - Peize - Roden - Nieuw Roden
- 84: Drachten - Haulerwijk - Veenhuizen - Zuidvelde - Norg - Een - Haulerwijk - Drachten
- 86: Groningen - Peize - Donderen - Norg
- 317: Groningen - ( Peize ) - Roden - Nieuw Roden (Express )
- 687: Nieuw Roden - Roden - Leek - Groningen Zernike (Express )
Location
The municipality is located in the northwest of the province, bordering Leek (Groningen and Haulerwijk (municipality Ooststellingwerf, Friesland ) Peize and Roden are each 6 km south of the A7 motorway (Groningen -. . Drachten ) The nearest railway station is that of the city of Groningen.
Economy
Norg and Roden shall use many tourists. In Veenhuizen is a correctional facility, the " disturbed layers " of several ( institutions), including " Esserheem " is, and represents the largest employers in the community. Roden has a small industrial and commercial area. In the community live on many farmers, as commuters who work in Groningen.
History
The territory has been inhabited since the Middle and Late Stone Age. Most villages developed around a green in the early Middle Ages. The village Peize lived for centuries by Hopfennbau for the then many beer breweries in the city of Groningen.
In 1823, King William I had a Reichsanstalt in Veenhuizen reasons. It was their job, bum, small criminals, prostitutes, etc. to retrain from the cities during their imprisonment to farmers. For this they had even make the surrounding bog cultivation. Small farms were made available to them at low lease sums available. The project for the " Maatschappij van Weldadigheid " (Society of the charity) was only partially successful. Many were able to adhere to the strict discipline not adapt and fell back after her release to her old life.
Attractions
- The small forest Norgerholt, south of Norg, and the slightly larger forested areas north of the village.
- The high moorland Fochteloër Veen, between Veenhuizen and Oosterwolde ( Acc Ooststellingwerf ) is a very valuable, limited -access Naturschiutzgebiet.
- Also south of Roden there are some small natural areas.
- The village squares ( brinken ) Anger villages Norg and Roden, each with a medieval village church and beautiful old farmhouses.
- In the village there are some barrows.
- The local tourist office provides leaflets mid cycling routes.
- The (very nice location! ) Detention center Veenhuizen has an interesting prison museum.
- The remarkable " Havezate " ( = mansion, small castle ) Mensinge at Roden (built in 1381, renovated in the 17th century ) can be visited in the summer.
- In Norg since the late Middle Ages, four times a year a horse market takes place.
- The Church in Peize has a nice built by Arp Schnitger organ.