Veenkoloniën region
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The Veenkoloniën region is a historic peat-colonization landscape in the northeast of the Netherlands, characterized by its linear villages, canals, and agricultural fields developed on former peat bogs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Veenkoloniën region canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural landscape
ⓘ
historic region ⓘ peat-colonization landscape ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| developedOn | former peat bogs ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
geometric parcel structure
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linear village pattern ⓘ long straight roads ⓘ network of canals ⓘ open landscape ⓘ rectilinear agricultural fields ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritageType | agrarian cultural landscape ⓘ |
| hasCurrentUse | intensive agriculture ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agro-industry
ⓘ
potato starch industry ⓘ sugar industry ⓘ |
| hasEconomicHistory |
agricultural industrialization
ⓘ
peat industry ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeElement |
bridges over canals
ⓘ
drainage ditches ⓘ farmsteads along canals ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
arable farming
ⓘ
cereal cultivation ⓘ potato cultivation ⓘ sugar beet cultivation ⓘ |
| hasPlanningStructure | canal-based colonization pattern ⓘ |
| hasSettlementPattern | ribbon development along canals ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | canal villages ⓘ |
| hasSoilType |
peat soils
ⓘ
sandy subsoil ⓘ |
| hasTopography | flat lowland ⓘ |
| historicalProcess |
land reclamation
ⓘ
peat extraction ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northeast of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
province of Drenthe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
province of Groningen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dutch peat districts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionalLanguage |
Drents
ⓘ
Gronings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMainDevelopment |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure |
shipping canals
ⓘ
towpaths ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.