Pekela
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Pekela is a municipality in the province of Groningen in the northeastern Netherlands, known for its rural character and historical peat colonies.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative territorial entity
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Oldambt
ⓘ
Stadskanaal NERFINISHED ⓘ Veendam ⓘ Westerwolde ⓘ |
| contains |
Boven Pekela
ⓘ
Nieuwe Pekela ⓘ Oude Pekela ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| governmentType | municipal council ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode | 0597 ⓘ |
| hasCanal | Pekelderdiep ⓘ |
| hasClimate | temperate oceanic climate ⓘ |
| hasLocalLanguage | Gronings ⓘ |
| hasMunicipalCode | 0765 ⓘ |
| hasPostalCodePrefix |
9663
ⓘ
9665 ⓘ |
| hasRuralCharacter | true ⓘ |
| historicalEconomicActivity |
peat extraction
ⓘ
shipping ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historical peat colonies
ⓘ
rural character ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
former peat colony area of Groningen
ⓘ
northeastern Netherlands ⓘ province of Groningen ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Northern Netherlands ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| namedAfter | river Pekel A ⓘ |
| observesDaylightSavingTime | Central European Summer Time ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| partOf | Groningen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadAccessVia |
N366
ⓘ
N367 ⓘ |
| usesCurrency | euro ⓘ |