Oude Pekela
Oude Pekela is a building in Westerwolde Municipality, Groningen. Oude Pekela is situated nearby to the motorhome stopover Camperpark Turfstee, as well as near the village Blijham.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: Pumping station in the province of Groningen
- Also known as: “Poldergemaal Oude Pekela”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Winschoten railway station and Hervormde kerk (Oude Pekela).
Winschoten railway station
Railway station
Photo: Donald Trung, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Winschoten is an unstaffed railway station in Winschoten in the Netherlands. It is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Scheemda and Bad Nieuweschans in the province of Groningen. Winschoten railway station is situated 2½ km north of Oude Pekela.
Hervormde kerk (Oude Pekela)
Church
Photo: Gerardus, Public domain.
Hervormde kerk (Oude Pekela) is a church, which is situated 2 km southwest of Oude Pekela.
Marktpleinkerk
Church
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Marktpleinkerk is a church, which is situated 3 km north of Oude Pekela.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oude Pekela and Blijham.
Oude Pekela
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oude Pekela is a town in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Pekela, about 5 km southwest of Winschoten. It was established to exploit the peat in the area.
Blijham
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Blijham is a village with a population of 2,240 in the municipality of Westerwolde in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. The origins of the settlement date back to the 11th century. Blijham is situated 2½ km east of Oude Pekela.
Winschoten
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Winschoten is a city with a population of 18,518 in the municipality of Oldambt in the northeast of the Netherlands. It is the largest city in the region of Oldambt in the province of Groningen which has 38,213 inhabitants. Winschoten is situated 3 km north of Oude Pekela.
Oude Pekela
- Category: polder pumping station
- Location: Westerwolde Municipality, Groningen, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.11613° or 53° 6′ 58″ northLongitude
7.03314° or 7° 1′ 59″ eastInception
2006Open location code
9F59428M+F7OpenStreetMap ID
way 195917134OpenStreetMap feature
building=serviceWikidata ID
Q141183924
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Oude Pekela” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Oude Pekela”
- German: “Oude Pekela”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jachthaven Oude Pekela and Camperpark Turfstee.
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