Schoonebeek
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| name = Schoonebeek
| settlement_type = Village
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| image_skyline = Schoonebeek PC Kerk.JPG
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| image_caption = Church in Schoonebeek
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Drenthe
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Emmen
| pushpin_map = Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands
| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 7761AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 11 March 2022 }}
| elevation_m = 13
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| area_total_km2 = 26.49
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| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=11 March 2022}}
| population_total = 4,865
| population_as_of = 2021
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_urban_km2 = auto
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 7761
| area_code_type = Dialing code
| area_code = 0591
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Schoonebeek is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is located in the municipality of Emmen, about 12 km (7 mi) south of that city. Schoonebeek was a separate municipality from 1884 to 1997, when it merged with Emmen.{{Repertorium Nederlandse Gemeenten}} The area is home of the largest onshore oil field in Europe; known as the Schoonebeek oil field.
History
Schoonebeek is a village which developed on a sandy ridge in the moorland.{{cite book |url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu07_01/sten009monu07_01_0081.php |title=Schoonebeek |author=Ronald Stenvert |page=181 |year=2001 |publisher=Waanders Uitgevers |location=Zwolle |isbn=90 400 9454 3 |language=nl |access-date=11 March 2022}} It was first mentioned in 1341 as "van Sconebeke" and means "brook with clean water".{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/schoonebeek |title=Schoonebeek |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=11 March 2022 |language=nl}} The Saint Nicolas Church was built in 1419, but was demolished in 1951. The economy of the village mainly depended on the exploitation of peat.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/schoonebeek |title=Schoonebeek |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=11 March 2022 |language=nl}} In 1809, it became part of the municipality of Dalen. In 1840, it was home to 629 people.
Schoonebeek became an independent municipality in 1884. In 1943, oil was discovered in the neighbourhood of Schoonebeek. The population successfully sabotaged the wells which prevented the Germans from knowing much oil was underneath the ground. After the war, pumpjacks became a feature of the landscape around the village.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/nieuw-schoonebeek |title=Nieuw-Schoonebeek |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=11 March 2022 |language=nl}} The discovery led to an increase in population, and the construction of new neighbourhoods. In 1998, it became part of the municipality of Emmen.
Notable people
- Maruschka Detmers (born 1962), actress{{cite news|url=https://www.rtvdrenthe.nl/nieuws/95063/actrice-maruschka-detmers-hoopt-na-34-jaar-op-doorbraak-in-nederland |title=Actrice Maruschka Detmers hoopt na 34 jaar op doorbraak in Nederland |website=RTV Drenthe |date=12 May 2015 |access-date=11 March 2022 |language=nl}}
- Erik Regtop (born 1968), footballer{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/erik-regtop/ |title=Erik Regtop |website=World Football |access-date=11 March 2022}}
- Albert Zwaveling (born 1927), surgeon specializing in oncology{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411135527/https://hoogleraren.leidenuniv.nl/id/2868 |url=https://hoogleraren.leidenuniv.nl/id/2868 |archive-date=11 April 2020 |title=Albert Zwaveling |website=University of Leiden |access-date=11 March 2022 |language=nl}}
Gallery
File:Wolfshoeve Schoonebeek.JPG|Wolfshoeve
File:Schoonebeek Turfcafe.jpg|Peat factory
File:Schoonebeek -01.jpg|Farm with well
File:Schoonebeker Diep4.jpg|Drilling for oil
References
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Category:Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 1998
Category:Populated places in Drenthe