Boven Pekela

Boven Pekela is a village in , and has about 555 residents. Boven Pekela is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Refaja Ziekenhuis and De Zwaluw.

Hospital
Photo: Gouwenaar, CC0.
is a hospital, which is situated 3½ km south of Boven Pekela.

Windmill
Photo: Alex93, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a windmill.

Cemetery
Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.
is a cemetery, which is situated 3 km west of Boven Pekela.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Veenkoloniën and Gasselternijveenschemond.

The or Peat District is a region in the southeast of the province of , 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.

Village
Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.
is a village in the province of . It is a part of the municipality of , and lies about 23 km east of . is situated 4 km south of Boven Pekela.

Hamlet
Photo: Vijverln, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet in the province of . It is a part of the municipality of , and lies about 21 km east of . is situated 4 km southwest of Boven Pekela.

Boven Pekela

Latitude
53.03216° or 53° 1′ 56″ north
Longitude
6.92907° or 6° 55′ 45″ east
Population
555
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
United Nations Location Code
NL PEK
Open location code
9F582WJH+VJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 47788969
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
6544786
Wiki­data ID
Q2787980
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Frisian—“Boven Pekela” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Boven Pekela”
  • Chinese: “Boven Pekela”
  • Dutch: “Boven Pekela”
  • French: “Boven Pekela”
  • Ladin: “Boven Pekela”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Boven Pekela”
  • Western Frisian: “Boven Pekela”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Wildeplaats and Zuiderkolonie.

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Highlights include De Riggel and Algemene Begraafplaats Zuiderkolonie.

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