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Vledder

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Vledder () is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld, and lies about 24 km northwest of Hoogeveen. It is located along the small river Vledder Aa.

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Place details

Locality
Vledder
Region
Drenthe
Country
Nederland
Population
1,815
Timezone
Europe/Amsterdam

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Key facts

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Vledder
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Village
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Johannes de Doperkerk Vledder.jpg
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Johannes de Doperkerk
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The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Vledder in the municipality of Westerveld.
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Location in the Netherlands
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Netherlands
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Drenthe
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Westerveld
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Vledder () is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld, and lies about 24&nbsp;km northwest of Hoogeveen. It is located along the small river Vledder Aa.

==History== Prehistoric settlements have been found in the area. Officially, the village of Vledder was started approximately in the year 500 AD. Situated in a desolate region, the village grew slowly. Around 900 AD seven farms were part of the community. In 1300 this number had risen to 20, at the end of the sixteenth century the farms numbered 29.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vledder” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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