Heeresmeer

Heeresmeer is a lake in , . Heeresmeer is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sint-Willibrorduskerk and Pekelderbos.

Church
Photo: Gerardus, CC0.
is a church.

Park
Photo: Gijs Bolmeijer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a park.

Park
Photo: Gouwenaar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Veenkoloniën and Nieuwe Pekela.

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: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the province of . It is located in the municipality of , about 7 km southeast of . The village started as a peat colony, and was named after the river Pekel A.

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town in the province of . It is located in the municipality of , about 5 km southwest of . It was established to exploit the peat in the area.

Heeresmeer

Latitude
53.0832° or 53° 4′ 60″ north
Longitude
6.9521° or 6° 57′ 8″ east
Open location code
9F583XM2+7V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 139497211
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
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Satellite Map

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