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Vriescheloo

Vriescheloo (; ) is a village in the municipality of Westerwolde in the Netherlands.

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Place details

Locality: Vriescheloo
Region: Groningen
Country: Nederland

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Vriescheloo
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: 6131 Vriescheloo.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Smock mill De Korenbloem in 2008
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Vriescheloo in the province of Groningen
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Groningen
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Westerwolde

Wikidata facts

Country: Netherlands
Located in: Westerwolde
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Shares border with: Blijham
Image: 6131 Vriescheloo.JPG

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Vriescheloo (; ) is a village in the municipality of Westerwolde in the Netherlands.

== History == Vriescheloo is a linear settlement on the sand ridge which formed the old road between Groningen and Germany. The village dates from the 11th or 12th century. Its first inhabitants were mainly peat harvesters, and it developed into an agricultural community.