Pekela

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Pekela is a municipality in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. It was created in 1990 when Oude Pekela and Nieuwe Pekela were merged. ()

Alternative names: Population: 12.2 thous. (2019)Area: 19.38 mi²Coordinates: 53°4'60"N, 6°58'60"E

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Pekela – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Veenkoloniaal Museum, Noord-Nederlands Trein & Tram Museum, Pieter Smitbrug, Spinnenkop Wedderveer.

4.7 miW
Historical place, Monuments and statues, History museum
Veenkoloniaal Museum, Veendam
121 min walk • Veenkoloniaal Museum is a regional museum in the village of Veendam in the Netherlands. The museum shows the history of the peat district in Groningen. In 2008–2017, the museum had between 20,000 and 29,000 visitors annually.
7.1 miNW
Museum, Specialty museum
Noord-Nederlands Trein & Tram Museum
182 min walk • Noord-Nederlands Trein & Tram Museum is a railway museum in Zuidbroek, Netherlands. It is situated in the 19th-century building of the Zuidbroek railway station. In 2011, the Province of Groningen provided a subsidy of 100,000 euro for the restoration of the station building and the exploitation of the museum.
6 miNE
Bridge
Pieter Smitbrug, Oldambt
152 min walk • The Pieter Smitbrug is a series of bridges in Groningen, Netherlands, which completed in February 2021. It connects the village of Blauwestad with Winschoten, the largest city in the region. It is a cycle and footbridge, 3.5 metres wide and 800 metres long. Its estimated cost is 6 million euro.
3.5 miE
Windmill
Spinnenkop Wedderveer
90 min walk • Spinnenkop Wedderveer is a wind powered sawmill in the village of Wedderveer, Groningen, Netherlands. It is a hollow post windmill of the type called "spinnenkop" by the Dutch built on top of a brick shed.
5.5 miE
Windmill
De Korenbloem
140 min walk • De Korenbloem is a 19th-century smock mill in the village of Vriescheloo in the Netherlands.
4.8 miNE
City, Area
Winschoten, Oldambt
122 min walk • Winschoten is a city with a population of 18,518 in the municipality of Oldambt in the northeast of the Netherlands. It is the largest city in the region of Oldambt in the province of Groningen which has 38,213 inhabitants.
5.4 miNE
53°9'10"N • 7°2'29"E
Kinderboerderij Bovenburen, Oldambt
138 min walk • Park, Zoo, Aquarium
4.8 miNE
Windmill
Edens, Oldambt
123 min walk • The Edens corn mill is the oldest mill in Winschoten and also the oldest mill in the province of Groningen.
6 miNE
Museum
Museum Stoomgemaal Winschoten
153 min walk • The Winschoten Steam Pumping Station is a steam pumping station on the north side of Winschoten, near the hamlet of Oostereinde.
4.7 miNE
53°8'35"N • 7°2'13"E
't Rond, Oldambt
120 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
4.7 miW
53°5'27"N • 6°52'11"E
Stichting Himalayan Sorig Foundation, Veendam
121 min walk • Temple