Coat of arms, Hoogeveen - The Netherlands
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N 52° 43.010 E 006° 35.764
32U E 337630 N 5843481
Coat of arm of the municipality 'Hoogenveen'.
Waymark Code: WMCYCR
Location: Drenthe, Netherlands
Date Posted: 10/26/2011
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It dates its history to 20 December 1625, when Roelof van Echten bought a large tract of peat land from farmers of the district with the plan to harvest its peat. One old map of the area called it Locus Deserta Atque ob Multos Paludes Invia, a deserted and impenetrable place of many swamps. Hoogeveen itself was established in 1636 by Peter Joostens Warmont and Johan van der Meer.
Its coat of arms, granted 10 November 1819, is white, with a pile of peat covered in straw in the center and beehives on each side, representing the town's first two major industries.
Vincent van Gogh visited the area in the fall of 1883.
In the second half of the 1960s, Hoogeveen was the fastest growing town in the Netherlands. Its rapid growth during that period led its city council to fill most of the town's canals, canals dug in the area's early days when it was a prime source of peat.
Bearer of Coat of Arms: Town
Full name of the bearer:
Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?:
On the border of the municipality.
Material / Design: Stone
Blazon (heraldic description):
Its coat of arms, granted 10 November 1819, is white, with a pile of peat covered in straw in the center and beehives on each side, representing the town's first two major industries.
Address:
Coevordense straatweg.
Web page about the bearer of Coat of Arms (if exists): [Web Link]
Web page about the structure where is Coat of Arms installed (if exists): Not listed
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