Peest
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| settlement_type = Village
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands
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| subdivision_name1 = Drenthe
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| subdivision_name2 = Noordenveld
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| area_total_km2 = 4.94
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| population_total = 145
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Peest is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Noordenveld municipality in Drenthe. The Airport Norg used to be located near the village.
History
Peest is an esdorp which developed around the heath.{{cite web|url=https://plaatsengids.nl/peest |title=Peest |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=10 March 2022| language=nl}} It was first mentioned around 1300 as "apud Peest". The etymology of the name is unclear.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/peest |title=Peest |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=10 March 2022 |language=nl}} The farms which were constructed prior to 1850 are parallel to the communal pasture while the later farms are at right angles.{{cite web|url=https://www.geheugenvandrenthe.nl/peest |title=Peest |website=Geheugen van Drenthe |access-date=10 March 2022 |language=nl}} In 1840, the village had 80 inhabitants.
The hunebed (dolmen) {{ill|D5 (dolmen)|nl|D5 (hunebed)|lt=D5}} is located of the road to Zeijen.
Airport Norg
In the summer of 1940, the German authorities started to construct Fliegerhorst Norg near Peest. 2,500 workers were brought in to build an airport with three runways on a {{convert|280|ha}} terrain. The airport suffered from serious drainage problems and was hardly ever used.{{cite web|url=http://www.drentheindeoorlog.nl/?aid=365 |title=Vliegveld Peest geen succes |website=Drenthe in de oorlog |access-date=10 March 2022|language=nl}} A large pond was made in the centre to solve the drainage problem, but to no avail. The road around the pond was named Hitlerring.{{cite web|url=https://drenthe.75jaarvrijheid.nl/artikel/2430797/wat-is-de-hitlerring-bij-peest |title=Wat is de Hitlerring bij Peest |website=75 jaar vrijheid |access-date=10 March 2022 |language=nl}}
Even though the airport had operational problems, it was mined in April 1945 by French paratroopers. After the war, the airport was used a dump site for ammunition. Between 1999 and 2011, there was de-fusion operation to remove the 200,000 pieces of ammunition from the site.
The airport seemingly resembles a swastika from the air, however that is a visual illusion. The Germans even painted to roads in order to obscure the airport from view.
Gallery
File:Langbouwschuur Peest.jpg|Farm in Peest
File:Pompstation vliegveld Peest.jpg|Pumping station for the airstrip
File:Woonhuis vliegveld Peest-2.jpg|House in Peest
File:Brandstofopslag Peest-2.jpg|Fuel storage at Airport Norg
References
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