Veenoord
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Veenoord
| settlement_type = Village
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| image_skyline = File:Veenoord 2019.jpg
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| image_caption = Veenoord (2019)
| 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 7844KA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 11 March 2022 }}
| elevation_m = 15
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| area_total_km2 = 4.85
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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 = 2,120
| population_as_of = 2021
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_urban_km2 = auto
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 7844
| area_code_type = Dialing code
| area_code = 0591
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Veenoord is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe. It forms a single urban area with Nieuw-Amsterdam. Vincent van Gogh stayed in the Scholte Inn during his Drenthe period.
History
Veenoord translates to "bog settlement".{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/veenoord |title=Veenoord |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=11 March 2022 |language=nl}} Even though this suggests a peat colony, it was never a property of a company or city.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/veenoord |title=Veenoord |website=Plaatsengids |language=nl |access-date=11 March 2022}} The settlement started in 1859 when the Verlengde Hoogeveensche vaart was dug.{{cite web|url=http://www.dorpsarchiefnieuwamsterdamveenoord.nl/home/8 |title=HET ONTSTAAN VAN NIEUW AMSTERDAM VEENOORD |website=Dorpsarchief Nieuw-Amsterdam Veenoord |access-date=11 March 2022 |language=nl}} The name Veenoord first appeared in 1899. In 1907, the potato starch factory Excelsior opened in the village, and remained until 1980.
In 1880, the Scholte Inn was built in Veenoord. In 1883, Vincent van Gogh spent three months in the inn during his Drenthe period.{{cite book |url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu07_01/sten009monu07_01_0059.php |title=Nieuw-Amsterdam |author=Ronald Stenvert |page=154 |year=2001 |publisher=Waanders Uitgevers |location=Zwolle |isbn=90 400 9454 3 |language=nl |access-date=11 March 2022}} The building is publicly accessible and serves as a visitor centre.
In 1916, the gristmill Nooitgedacht was constructed in the village, and is the only monument of the village.
In 1998, Veenoord became part of Emmen. The villages of Veenoord and Nieuw-Amsterdam have merged into a single urban area.
Sport
A motorcycle speedway track exists on the Nieuweweg road at the Sportpark Veenoord and is run by Speedway Veenoord.{{cite web|url = https://www.speedwayveenoord.com/historie | title = History | publisher = Speedway Veenoord | access-date=9 February 2024}} The facility has hosted important events, including international test matches in 1959, 1963 and 1973 and a qualifying round of the Speedway World Team Cup in 1999.{{cite web |url=http://www.internationalspeedway.co.uk/ |title=Speedway World Cup | website=International Speedway |access-date=9 February 2024}}
Gallery
File:Veenoord Nooitgedacht vanaf overzijde kanaal.jpg|Windmill Nooitgedacht
File:Van Gogh Huis 2019 01.jpg|Scholte Inn where Vincent van Gogh stayed
File:Bakery Veenoord.jpg|Bakery in Veenoord
File:Ophaalbrug Nieuw-Amsterdam.jpg|Draw bridge in Veenoord
References
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Category:Populated places in Drenthe
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