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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Veenkoloniën | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic region
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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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Veenkoloniën
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Veenkoloniën
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Kiel-Windeweer
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