Veenhuizen
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Veenhuizen is a historic Dutch village in the province of Drenthe, best known for its former penal colonies and unique heritage as a 19th-century social reform experiment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Veenhuizen canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former penal colony
ⓘ
settlement ⓘ village ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | 19th-century institutional architecture ⓘ |
| climate | temperate oceanic climate ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| developedAs | agricultural colony ⓘ |
| developedBy | Society of Benevolence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | municipal council of Noordenveld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode | 0592 ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
didactic building inscriptions
ⓘ
grid-like street pattern ⓘ large institutional farm buildings ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | protected village landscape ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Koepelkerk (domed church)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
former prison complexes ⓘ prison museum ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | National Prison Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 9341 ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
re-education settlement for the poor
ⓘ
state penal colony ⓘ |
| inception | early 19th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
19th-century social reform experiment
ⓘ
former penal colonies ⓘ unique village layout related to penal system ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Drenthe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Noordenveld NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern Netherlands ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Assen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fochteloërveen nature area ⓘ |
| partOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site "Colonies of Benevolence"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
municipality of Noordenveld NERFINISHED ⓘ province of Drenthe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Northern Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transport | local road connections to Norg and Roden ⓘ |
| usedFor |
housing minor offenders
ⓘ
housing paupers ⓘ housing vagrants ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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