Oldambt and Veenkoloniën area
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The Oldambt and Veenkoloniën area is a historical rural region in the northeast of the Netherlands, known for its former peat colonies, expansive agricultural landscapes, and characteristic linear settlement patterns.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical region
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rural area ⓘ |
| administrativeContext | largely within the province of Groningen ⓘ |
| agriculturalType | large-scale arable farming ⓘ |
| borderingRegion | Drenthe peat colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | temperate maritime climate ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| dominantLandUse | agriculture ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
elongated farm plots
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long straight canals ⓘ long straight roads ⓘ scattered large farmsteads ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
modern agriculture
ⓘ
rural tourism ⓘ |
| hasHeritageValue |
example of Dutch peat colony landscape
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example of linear settlement planning in rural Netherlands ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Oldambt
NERFINISHED
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Veenkoloniën NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpatialStructure | regular grid of canals and plots ⓘ |
| historicalEconomicBase |
grain cultivation
ⓘ
peat industry ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
arable farming
ⓘ
peat extraction ⓘ |
| knownFor |
expansive agricultural landscapes
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former peat colonies ⓘ linear settlement patterns ⓘ |
| landscapeType |
cultural landscape
ⓘ
reclaimed peat landscape ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northeast of the Netherlands
ⓘ
province of Groningen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dutch peat colonies belt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionLanguage |
Dutch
ⓘ
Gronings dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settlementPattern |
linear villages along canals and roads
ⓘ
ribbon development ⓘ |
| terrainFeature | flat open landscape ⓘ |
| timePeriod | developed mainly in the 17th to 19th centuries ⓘ |
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