Polder Boven-Ooster
Polder Boven-Ooster is a polder in Groningen, Northern Netherlands. Polder Boven-Ooster is situated nearby to the village Ommelanderwijk, as well as near Wildervank.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Veendam railway station and Wildervank railway station.
Veendam railway station
Railway station
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Veendam is an unstaffed railway station in Veendam in the Netherlands. It is located on the Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek railway after Zuidbroek as the present-day line terminus. Veendam railway station is situated 2½ km north of Polder Boven-Ooster.
Veenkoloniaal Museum
Museum
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Veenkoloniaal Museum is a regional museum in the village of Veendam in the Netherlands. The museum shows not only the history of the peat district in Groningen. Veenkoloniaal Museum is situated 3 km northwest of Polder Boven-Ooster.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wildervank and Veenkoloniën.
Wildervank
Village
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Wildervank is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Veendam, about 3 km south of the centre of Veendam itself.
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.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 4½ km east of Polder Boven-Ooster.
Polder Boven-Ooster
- Type: Polder
- Category: landform
- Location: Groningen, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
53.08333° or 53° 5′ northLongitude
6.9° or 6° 54′ eastOpen location code
9F583WM2+82GeoNames ID
2758487
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In Other Languages
“Polder Boven-Ooster” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Polder Boven-Ooster”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ommelanderwijk and Wildervanksterdallen.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ommelanderwijk and Borgerswold.
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