Nieuw-Schoonebeek
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Nieuw-Schoonebeek is a village in the Netherlands and is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe.
History
Nieuw-Schoonebeek started as a peat exploitation settlement along the road from Schoonebeek to Meppen. Around 1805, settlers from neighbouring Twist in Germany moved into the area.[1] The village was officially founded in 1814.[2] In 1849, a Catholic church was built in Nieuw-Schoonebeek, and was replaced in 1966–67 with a new church. The tower of the old church has remained standing.[1]
In 1943, oil was discovered in neighbouring 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. About 190 wells were dug in Nieuw-Schoonebeek.[2]
Nieuw-Schoonebeek is home to several boôs, little sheds where cow shepherds could spend the night with their cattle.[1]
Notable people
- Pascal Huser (born 1995), footballer[3]
Gallery
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Hekman's boô
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Automobile repair shop
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Border crossing
References
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