Alteveer, Groningen
Alteveer (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑltəveːr]) is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is largely located in the municipality Stadskanaal, about 7 km northeast of the centre of Stadskanaal. The houses on the western edge of the village are part of the municipality of Pekela.
Alteveer | |
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 Farmhouse in 2010 | |
  Alteveer Location of Alteveer in the province of Groningen | |
| Coordinates: 53°3′7″N 6°59′35″E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Groningen |
| Municipality | Stadskanaal and Pekela |
Alteveer was founded along the Alteveer canal, which runs north from Stadskanaal. Older topographical maps show that a part of the current village of Alteveer was formerly part of the neighbouring village of Tange; a name now used for the houses closer to the village of Onstwedde.
Tange and Alteveer on a 1933 map.
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