Nieuw-Schoonebeek

Nieuw-Schoonebeek is a village in the Netherlands and is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Nieuw-Schoonebeek
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Kerktoren Nieuw-Schoonebeek.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Churchtower in Nieuw-Schoonebeek
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Drenthe
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Emmen
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands

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Nieuw-Schoonebeek is a village in the Netherlands and is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe.

== History == Nieuw-Schoonebeek started as a peat exploitation settlement along the road from Schoonebeek to Meppen. Around 1805, settlers from neighbouring Twist in Germany moved into the area. The village was officially founded in 1814. In 1849, a Catholic church was built in Nieuw-Schoonebeek, and was replaced in 1966–67 with a new church. The tower of the old church has remained standing.