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Oude Pekela

Oude Pekela is a town in the province of . It is located in the municipality of , about 5 km southwest of . It was established to exploit the peat in the area.
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  • Type: Town with 7,960 residents
  • Description: village in Pekela, Netherlands
  • Postal code: 9665

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hervormde kerk (Oude Pekela) and De Onrust.

Church
Photo: Gerardus, Public domain.
is a church.

Windmill
Photo: Gerardus, Public domain.
is a windmill.

Church
Photo: Gerardus, CC0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blijham and Winschoten.

Village
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is a with a population of 2,240 in the municipality of in the province of in the . The origins of the settlement date back to the 11th century. is situated 4 km east of Oude Pekela.

Town
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is a city with a population of 18,518 in the municipality of in the northeast of the . It is the largest city in the region of Oldambt in the province of which has 38,213 inhabitants. is situated 4½ km north of Oude Pekela.

Village
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is a hamlet near in the municipality of in the . It has a population of around 135 and a total area of 47 ha. The sawmill has been listed as a national heritage site since 1990. is situated 4½ km southeast of Oude Pekela.

Oude Pekela

Latitude
53.10743° or 53° 6′ 27″ north
Longitude
7.01386° or 7° 0′ 50″ east
Population
7,960
United Nations Location Code
NL ODP
Open location code
9F594247+XG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 47964504
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2749034
Wiki­data ID
Q2096106
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Zeeuws—“Oude Pekela” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Oude Pekela”
  • Catalan: “Oude Pekela”
  • Cebuano: “Oude Pekela”
  • Chinese: “Oude Pekela”
  • Dutch: “Oude Pekela”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اودى پيكيلا”
  • Esperanto: “Oude Pekela”
  • French: “Oude Pekela”
  • Irish: “Oude Pekela”
  • Italian: “Oude Pekela”
  • Lithuanian: “Aude Pekela”
  • Low German: “Olle Pekel”
  • Luxembourgish: “Oude Pekela”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Oude Pekela”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Oude Pekela”
  • Persian: “آوده پیکلا”
  • Persian: “عود پکلا”
  • Polish: “Oude Pekela”
  • Russian: “Ауде-Пекела”
  • Turkish: “Oude Pekela”
  • Ukrainian: “Ауде-Пекела”
  • Western Frisian: “Oude Pekela”
  • Zeeuws: “Ouwe Pekela”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Brandweerpost Oude Pekela and Politiepost Oude Pekela.

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