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Wildervank is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Veendam, about 3 km south of the centre of Veendam itself. It was founded in 1647 by Adriaan Geerts Wildervanck as a peat colony in the Wildervankster bog. Wildervank was a separate municipality until 1969, when the area was divided between Veendam and Stadskanaal.

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Place details

Locality: Wildervank
Region: Groningen
Country: Nederland
Population: 2,990
Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Wildervank
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Nederlands hervormde Kerk Wildervank.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Protestant Church in 2005
Settlement.image_flag: Wildervank vlag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Wildervank wapen.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Groningen
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Veendam
Settlement.area_total_km2: 28.09
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_date: 1647