Nieuwe Pekela (Gronings: Nij Pekel) is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Pekela, about 7 km southeast of Veendam.[2] The village started as a peat colony, and was named after the river Pekel A.[3] During the 19th century, the village was active in the maritime trade, and contains a museum dedicated to the maritime history. In December 1969, the first women strike of the Netherlands occurred in Nieuwe Pekela.
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NieuwePekela (Gronings: Nij Pekel) is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Pekela, about 7 km southeast...
municipality are the villages of Boven Pekela [nl] (Upper Pekela), NieuwePekela (New Pekela), and Oude Pekela (Old Pekela). Part of the village of Alteveer...
Groningen as a colony. In 1704, the settlement was split into Oude Pekela (Old) and NieuwePekela (New), because a second church was built. In 1801, all towns...
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Province of Groningen in the Netherlands. The villages of Oude Pekela and NieuwePekela have been named after the river. The name translates to Brine (Pekel)...
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in NieuwePekela from 1844 to 1845. Biografisch Portaal van Nederland, Helenius de Cock Gereformeerde Kerken website, Reformed Church NieuwePekela 180...
flourish. Hundreds of captains sail from Veendam, Wildervank, Oude Pekela, NieuwePekela to Portugal, Great Britain and the Baltic Sea. Strawboard is exported...
Münster. This altar was formerly placed in the Saint Boniface church in NieuwePekela. When this church was demolished it was brought to Winschoten to replace...
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northwest, the N367 connects the municipality to Winschoten and Oude and NieuwePekela. The N368 runs from northwest to southwest, connects Blijham via Wedde...
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van het Noorden, 1978. Retrieved 13 June 2016. "Nieuwe burgemeesters voor Bellingwedde en Oude Pekela" (in Dutch), Nieuwsblad van het Noorden, 1979. Retrieved...
December 1969, the female employees of the cigar factory Champ Clark in NieuwePekela called a wildcat strike to demand equal pay. They became the first women...
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