John Smitbrug

John Smitbrug is a bridge in Pekela, Groningen. John Smitbrug is situated nearby to the village Nieuwediep, as well as near the hamlet Gasselterboerveenschemond.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Familiebegraafplaats Uniken and Bareveld.

Familiebegraafplaats Uniken

Cemetery

Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.

Familiebegraafplaats Uniken is a cemetery, which is situated 1½ km southwest of John Smitbrug.

Bareveld

Railway station

Photo: Spoorjan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bareveld is a railway station, which is situated 4 km west of John Smitbrug.

De Zwaluw

Windmill

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De Zwaluw is a windmill, which is situated 2½ km east of John Smitbrug.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nieuwediep and Veenkoloniën.

Nieuwediep is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 20 km east of Assen. In the Statenvertaling Bible containing 200 illustrations by Gustave Doré, 5 sponsors of the Bible is recorded under the place name “Nieuwediep” namely JC de Buisonjé; H Hovy; LA Laureij; W Steffens and PD Visser. Nieuwediep is situated 3½ km west of John Smitbrug.

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.

Gasselterboerveenschemond

Hamlet

Photo: Vijverln, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gasselterboerveenschemond is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 21 km east of Assen. Gasselterboerveenschemond is situated 4 km south of John Smitbrug.

John Smitbrug

Type: Bridge
Category: transportation
Location: Pekela, Groningen, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

53.04326° or 53° 2′ 36″ north

Longitude

6.90509° or 6° 54′ 18″ east

Open location code

9F582WV4+82

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1181093341

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=bridge

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