Oud Orvelte / Orvelterveen
Oud Orvelte / Orvelterveen is an archaeological site in Drenthe, Northern Netherlands. Oud Orvelte / Orvelterveen is situated nearby to the nature reserve Orvelterzand, as well as near De Tweelingen.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ellert en Brammert and Jan Kruis Museum.
Ellert en Brammert
Museum
Photo: Tim Strater, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ellert en Brammert is an open-air museum in Schoonoord expositing the way people lived in Drenthe at the time of the peat digging. It was named after a myth about the two giants Ellert and Brammert who prowled around the Ellertsveld. Ellert en Brammert is situated 4 km southeast of Oud Orvelte / Orvelterveen.
Jan Kruis Museum
Museum
Photo: CrazyPhunk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jan Kruis Museum is situated 4 km southwest of Oud Orvelte / Orvelterveen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include De Kiel and Wezuperbrug.
De Kiel
Village
De Kiel is a village in the Netherlands and is part of the Coevorden municipality in Drenthe. De Kiel was first mentioned in 1899 as Kiel and means "the deeper part of a ditch". De Kiel is situated 3 km east of Oud Orvelte / Orvelterveen.
Wezuperbrug
Village
Wezuperbrug is a village in the Netherlands. It is a part of the Coevorden municipality in Drenthe. It was first mentioned in 1942 Wezeperbrug, and refers to the bridge over the Oranjekanaal near Wezup. Wezuperbrug is situated 3 km southeast of Oud Orvelte / Orvelterveen.
Orvelte
Village
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Orvelte is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 18 km northeast of Hoogeveen. Orvelte is situated 4 km southwest of Oud Orvelte / Orvelterveen.
Oud Orvelte / Orvelterveen
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Drenthe, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.86674° or 52° 52′ 0″ northLongitude
6.70001° or 6° 42′ eastOpen location code
9F48VP82+M2OpenStreetMap ID
node 8234161250OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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