Vriescheloo (Dutch: [ˌvrisxəˈloː];[4] Gronings: Vraiskeloo [ˌvrɑɪskəˈloː]) is a village in the municipality of Westerwolde in the Netherlands.
History
Vriescheloo is a linear settlement on the sand ridge which formed the old road between Groningen and Germany. The village dates from the 11th or 12th century.[5][6] Its first inhabitants were mainly peat harvesters, and it developed into an agricultural community.[5]
The 19th century smock mill De Korenbloem is located in the village.[7]
Gallery
Church in c. 2011
Modern castle
Farm (1969)
References
- ↑ (in Dutch) Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017, Statistics Netherlands, 2017. Retrieved on 2 December 2017.
- ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau Statistics. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ↑ (in Dutch) Resultaten voor "Vriescheloo,", Postcode.nl. Retrieved on 27 April 2014.
- ↑ RTVGO! gemeente Oldambt. "GO op stap met IVN (Kompenkolk nabij Vriescheloo)". YouTube. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- 1 2 "Vriescheloo". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ↑ Redmer Alma (1998). Vriescheloo. Zwolle: Waanders Uitgevers. p. 219. ISBN 90 400 9258 3.
- ↑ "De Korenbloem". Molen Database (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 February 2022.
External links
Media related to Vriescheloo at Wikimedia Commons
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