Wildeplaats

Wildeplaats is a hamlet in Pekela, Groningen. Wildeplaats is situated nearby to the village Boven Pekela, as well as near the hamlet Zuiderkolonie.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Refaja Ziekenhuis and Stadskanaal railway station.

Refaja Ziekenhuis

Hospital

Photo: Gouwenaar, CC0.

Refaja Ziekenhuis is a hospital, which is situated 3 km south of Wildeplaats.

Stadskanaal railway station

Railway station

Photo: Hdekroon, CC BY 2.5.

Stadskanaal railway station is situated 3½ km south of Wildeplaats.

De Zwaluw

Windmill

Photo: Alex93, CC BY-SA 3.0.

De Zwaluw is a windmill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Veenkoloniën and Gasselternijveenschemond.

The Veenkoloniën or Peat District is a region in the southeast of the province of Groningen, the Netherlands. The region used to be uncultivated land, but starting in the 16th and 17th centuries the city of Groningen started to colonise more and more of the area for the extraction of peat, to be used as fuel.

Gasselternijveenschemond

Village

Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.

Gasselternijveenschemond is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 23 km east of Assen. Gasselternijveenschemond is situated 4 km south of Wildeplaats.

Gasselterboerveenschemond

Hamlet

Photo: Vijverln, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gasselterboerveenschemond is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 21 km east of Assen. Gasselterboerveenschemond is situated 4 km southwest of Wildeplaats.

Wildeplaats

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Pekela, Groningen, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

53.02935° or 53° 1′ 46″ north

Longitude

6.9315° or 6° 55′ 53″ east

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

9F582WHJ+PH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 47782886

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2744437

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