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

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Place details

Locality
Vriescheloo
Region
Groningen
Country
Nederland
Population
260

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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
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.area_footnotes
 (2012)
Settlement.area_total_ha
213
Settlement.area_land_ha
212
Settlement.area_water_ha
1
Settlement.population_total
700

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Wikidata facts

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

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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.

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

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