De Zwaluw
De Zwaluw is a windmill in Pekela, Groningen. De Zwaluw is situated nearby to the village Alteveer, as well as near Nieuwe Pekela.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Familiebegraafplaats Uniken.
Familiebegraafplaats Uniken
Cemetery
Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.
Familiebegraafplaats Uniken is a cemetery, which is situated 4 km southwest of De Zwaluw.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Veenkoloniën and Alteveer.
Veenkoloniën
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.Alteveer
Village
Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.
Alteveer is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is largely located in the municipality Stadskanaal, about 7 km northeast of the centre of Stadskanaal. Alteveer is situated 3½ km east of De Zwaluw.
Nieuwe Pekela
Village
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Nieuwe Pekela is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Pekela, about 7 km southeast of Veendam. The village started as a peat colony, and was named after the river Pekel A. Nieuwe Pekela is situated 3½ km northeast of De Zwaluw.
De Zwaluw
- Type: Windmill
- Description: windmill in Nieuwe Pekela, Netherlands
- Categories: stellingmill and industry
- Location: Pekela, Groningen, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
53.04972° or 53° 2′ 59″ northLongitude
6.9405° or 6° 56′ 26″ eastElevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
9F582WXR+V5OpenStreetMap ID
node 524698021OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=windmill
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In Other Languages
“De Zwaluw” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “De Zwaluw”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 30435”
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