Peize is a village in the Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 province of Drenthe

Drenthe

Drenthe is a province of the Netherlands, located in the north-east of the country. The capital city is Assen. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and Germany to the east.-History:Drenthe, unlike many other parts of the Netherlands, has been a...

. Located in the northern part of Drenthe approximately 10 kilometers South of the city of Groningen. It is part of the municipality of Noordenveld

Noordenveld

Noordenveld is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands.- Population centres :Altena, Alteveer, Amerika, Boerelaan, De Horst, De Pol, Een, Een-West, Foxwolde, Huis ter Heide, Langelo, Leutingewolde, Lieveren, Matsloot, Nietap, Nieuw-Roden, Norg, Norgervaart, Peest, Peize, Peizermade,...

, located between Roden

Roden

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 and Eelde

Eelde

Eelde is a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Tynaarlo, and lies about 9 km south of Groningen. Groningen Airport Eelde is located near the village....

.

Peize was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1998, when it became part of Noordenveld.

As of January 2009 the village has a population of 5303 .

At the present day it is a commuter village for the cities of Groningen and Assen.

Education

Two public schools are located in Peize. They are named "De Eskampen" and "Het Spectrum", in 2009 they have moved to new buildings in close proximity to the Sports accommodation. In the past a third school was located at 'De Pol'.

Adult and secondary education can be found in nearby villages or in the city of Groningen.

Sport

Close to the center there is a sports accommodation. This houses a sports hall and several soccer fields and clay tennis courts. Several sports clubs can be found. These include Soccer, Volleyball, Judo, Marionettes, Tennis.

Bus

Qbuzz run several buses.

• 82: Groningen - Peize - Roden
• 86: Norg - Peize - Hoogkerk (Only during peak hours)
• 317: Groningen - Peize - Roden

Road

• N372: Connects Peize in the north to Groningen and to the west to Roden and Leek
  Leek, Netherlands
  Leek is a municipality and a village in the Groningen province in the northeastern Netherlands, bordering on the Drenthe and Fryslân provinces.The village is approximately 20 km west of Groningen on the A7 highway....
  
  . On both ends it connects with the A7
  A7 motorway (Netherlands)
  The A7 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands connecting Zaandam, via the Afsluitdijk, Sneek and Groningen to the German border near Bad Nieuweschans. The entire road is part of the European route E22, with exception of the first kilometre, between the terminus in Zaandam and the interchange...
  
   Motorway
• N386: Goes Southbound towards Vries
  Vries (Drenthe)
  Vries is a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Tynaarlo, and lies about 8 km north of Assen.Vries was a separate municipality until 1998, when it was merged with Eelde and Zuidlaren....
  
   to connect with the A28
  A28 motorway (Netherlands)
  The A28 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands. It is approximately 188 kilometers in length.The A28 traverses the Dutch provinces of Utrecht, Gelderland, Overijssel, Drenthe and Groningen...
  
   Motorway.

Air

The small international Groningen Airport Eelde

Groningen Airport Eelde

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 is located 5 kilometers East of Peize. Mainly charter flights to holiday destinations are carried out here.

Culture

• A late nineteen century windmill
  Paiser Meul, Peize
  Paiser Meul is a smock mill in Peize, Drenthe, the Netherlands. It was built in 1898 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 32145.-History:...
  
  can be found, which is open for public.
• A common hop (Humulus lupulus) garden.
• A thirteen century church.

External links

Map of the former municipality in 1868.