Groningen peat colonies
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The Groningen peat colonies are a historical region in the Dutch province of Groningen known for its former peat extraction industry and characteristic linear settlement patterns along canals.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical region
ⓘ
peat extraction area ⓘ |
| administrativeHistory | part of various Groningen municipalities ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Drenthe peat colonies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frisian peat colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateImpact | peat drainage and subsidence ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Veenkoloniale gebied NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedAlong |
peat canals
ⓘ
shipping routes for peat ⓘ |
| economicBase |
agriculture after peat depletion
ⓘ
fuel peat production ⓘ |
| economicTransition |
from peat industry to agriculture
ⓘ
later to mixed rural economy ⓘ |
| geology |
former raised bogs
ⓘ
peat layers over sandy subsoil ⓘ |
| hasCanal |
Musselkanaal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pekelderdiep NERFINISHED ⓘ Stadskanaal NERFINISHED ⓘ Winschoterdiep NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
drained peat bog landscape
ⓘ
long ribbon villages ⓘ rectilinear parcel pattern ⓘ settlements along canals ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | recognized cultural landscape in regional planning ⓘ |
| historicalActivity |
peat cutting
ⓘ
peat transport by canal ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | major supplier of fuel peat in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century industrialization
ⓘ
Early Modern period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
canal-based settlements
ⓘ
linear settlement patterns ⓘ peat extraction ⓘ |
| landscapeType |
linear canal landscape
ⓘ
open agricultural landscape ⓘ |
| landUseAfterPeat |
arable farming
ⓘ
potato cultivation ⓘ sugar beet cultivation ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Gronings dialect area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northeastern Netherlands
ⓘ
province of Groningen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partlyOverlaps | Veenkoloniën NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Northern Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| planningConcept | example of canal-based colonization ⓘ |
| settlementMorphology | one-sided and two-sided canal ribbon development ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure |
later railway connections
ⓘ
network of canals ⓘ |
| urbanPattern |
few compact village centers
ⓘ
stretched canal villages ⓘ |
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