Geeuwenbrug
Geeuwenbrug is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld, and lies about 18 km north of Hoogeveen. The village was first mentioned in 1617 or 1618 as "die Crumme voerdt offt guijwe", and means bridge over a waterway, and refers to the former river Lake which was used to transport peat.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 365 residents
- Description: village in Westerveld, Netherlands
- Postal code: 7985
Places of Interest
Highlights include D52 and Sint-Nicolaaskerk.
D52
Archaeological site
Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.
D52 is an archaeological site, which is situated 3 km west of Geeuwenbrug.
Sint-Nicolaaskerk
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Sint-Nicolaaskerk is a church, which is situated 4 km south of Geeuwenbrug.
Westrup, Dwingeloo
House
Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.
Westrup, Dwingeloo is a house, which is situated 3½ km south of Geeuwenbrug.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leggeloo and Eemster.
Leggeloo
Hamlet
Leggeloo is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld, and lies about 17 km north of Hoogeveen. The hamlet was first mentioned in 1217 as Legghelo.
Eemster
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eemster is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld, and lies about 16 km north of Hoogeveen. The hamlet was first mentioned in 1210 as Hemsere. The etymology is unclear. Eemster was home to 179 people in 1840.
Dieverbrug
Village
Dieverbrug is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld, and lies about 17 km northwest of Hoogeveen. The village was first mentioned in 1841 as "Dieverbrug of Dieverschebrug", and refers to the bridge which was built around 1770 over the Drentsche Hoofdvaart on the road from Diever to Dwingeloo. Dieverbrug is situated 3 km southwest of Geeuwenbrug.
Geeuwenbrug
- Categories: cadastral populated place in the Netherlands and locality
- Location: Westerveld, Drenthe, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.86898° or 52° 52′ 8″ northLongitude
6.37327° or 6° 22′ 24″ eastPopulation
365Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)United Nations Location Code
NL GWUOpen location code
9F48V99F+H8OpenStreetMap ID
node 47549566OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Geeuwenbrug” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Geeuwenbrug”
- Cebuano: “Geeuwenbrug”
- Chinese: “Geeuwenbrug”
- Dutch: “Geeuwenbrug”
- French: “Geeuwenbrug”
- Irish: “Geeuwenbrug”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Geeuwenbrug”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Geeuwenbrug”
- Persian: “خیوونبروخ”
- Portuguese: “Geeuwenbrug”
- Russian: “Гёйвенбрюг”
- Ukrainian: “Геувенбрюг”
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