Groninger Veenkoloniën

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Groninger Veenkoloniën is a historic peat-colonial region in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands, known for its reclaimed peatlands, linear settlement patterns, and agricultural landscape.

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Veenkoloniën 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic region
peat-colonial region
administrativeRegion Groningen province NERFINISHED
climate temperate maritime climate
country Netherlands
dominantLandUse arable farming
intensive agriculture
economicHistory agricultural production for export
peat industry
hasAgriculturalSpecialization arable crops
potato cultivation
hasCharacteristic canal-based settlement structure
linear settlement patterns
long narrow plots
hasCulturalHeritageType peat-colonial landscape
hasEconomicSector agriculture
food production
hasHydrology artificially drained landscape
hasInfrastructure drainage canals
navigable canals
hasLandDivision long narrow lots perpendicular to canals
hasLandscapeType agricultural landscape
reclaimed peatlands
hasLandUseChange transition from peat cutting to agriculture
hasPlanningForm geometric parcel pattern
regular grid of canals and plots
hasRegionalIdentity peat-colonial culture
hasSettlementPattern ribbon development along canals
hasSoilType clay-over-peat soils
peat soils
hasTopography flat low-lying terrain
hasVisualCharacteristic long straight roads and canals
open expansive fields
historicalActivity agricultural development
peat extraction
peat reclamation
isKnownFor large-scale land reclamation
rational agricultural layout
isLocatedIn northern Dutch lowlands
isPartOf rural Groningen
language Dutch
locatedIn northeastern Netherlands
province of Groningen NERFINISHED
partOf Veenkoloniën NERFINISHED
regionalLanguage Gronings
timePeriod developed mainly in the 17th to 19th centuries

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Oude Pekela partOfHistoricalRegion Groninger Veenkoloniën
northeastern Netherlands hasCulturalRegion Groninger Veenkoloniën
this entity surface form: Veenkoloniën
Wildervank partOf Groninger Veenkoloniën
Wildervank hasRegion Groninger Veenkoloniën
this entity surface form: Veenkoloniën
Kiel‑Windeweer locatedInGeographicRegion Groninger Veenkoloniën
subject surface form: Kiel-Windeweer
this entity surface form: Veenkoloniën
Veenkoloniaal Museum locatedInRegion Groninger Veenkoloniën
this entity surface form: Veenkoloniën