Vriescheloo

Village in Groningen, Netherlands

53°4′5″N 7°6′50″E / 53.06806°N 7.11389°E / 53.06806; 7.11389CountryNetherlandsProvinceGroningenMunicipalityWesterwoldeArea

(2012)^[1]

• Total213 ha (526 acres) • Land212 ha (524 acres) • Water1 ha (2 acres)Population

(2021)^[2]

• Total700 • Density330/km² (850/sq mi)Postcode

9599^[3]

Area code0597

Vriescheloo (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌvrisxəˈloː];^[4] Gronings: Vraiskeloo [ˌvrɑɪskəˈloː]) is a village in the municipality of Westerwolde in the Netherlands.

History

Vrieschloo is a linear settlement on the sand ridge which formed the old road between Groningen and Germany. The village dates from the 11th or 12th century.^[5]^[6] It started as a peat community, and developed into an agriculture community.^[5]

The 19th century smock mill De Korenbloem is located in the village.^[7]

Gallery

Church in c. 2011
Modern castle
Farm (1969)

References

^ (in Dutch) Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017, Statistics Netherlands, 2017. Retrieved on 2 December 2017.
^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau Statistics. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
^ (in Dutch) Resultaten voor "Vriescheloo,", Postcode.nl. Retrieved on 27 April 2014.
^ RTVGO! gemeente Oldambt. "GO op stap met IVN (Kompenkolk nabij Vriescheloo)". YouTube. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Vriescheloo". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 February 2022.
^ Redmer Alma (1998). Vriescheloo. Zwolle: Waanders Uitgevers. p. 219. ISBN 90 400 9258 3.
^ "De Korenbloem". Molen Database (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 February 2022.