Zweeloo

Zweeloo is a village in the municipality of Coevorden, located in the province of Drenthe, The Netherlands.

Zweeloo
Coat of arms
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Zweeloo
Coordinates: 52°47′37″N 6°43′49″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceDrenthe
MunicipalityCoevorden
Reformed church

Zweeloo was a separate municipality from 1819 to 1998, when it was merged with Coevorden.[1] Zweeloo is known for its Reformed Church that was built back in 13th century.

Monuments

The rural church of Zweeloo was erected in 1252. On a one-day trip from Veenoord, in November 1883, Vincent van Gogh brushed a well-known sketch of this church with a shepherd with his flock in the foreground.

In 1952 sand extraction revealed an early medieval cemetery near the village, where archaeologists found the grave of an apparent noblewoman known as the Princess of Zweeloo, with glass and amber beads.[2][3]

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References
  1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten 1812-2006". Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
  2. "The Zweeloo princess". Drents Museum. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  3. Van Es, W.A. (1996). "Zweeloo and Montaillou". In Lodewijckx, Marc (ed.). Archaeological and historical aspects of West-European societies. Leuven UP. p. 263. ISBN 9789061867227.

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