Zweeloo
Encyclopedia
Zweeloo is a village in the municipality of Coevorden
, located in the province of Drenthe
, The Netherlands.
Zweeloo was a separate municipality from 1819 to 1998, when it was merged with Coevorden
.
, in November 1883, Vincent van Gogh
brushed a well-known sketch of this church, a sheppard with his flock in the foreground.
Coevorden
Coevorden is a municipality and a city in the northeastern Netherlands. During the municipal reorganisation in the province in 1998, Coevorden merged with Dalen, Sleen, Oosterhesselen and Zweeloo.- Population centers :...
, located in the 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...
, The Netherlands.
Zweeloo was a separate municipality from 1819 to 1998, when it was merged with Coevorden
Coevorden
Coevorden is a municipality and a city in the northeastern Netherlands. During the municipal reorganisation in the province in 1998, Coevorden merged with Dalen, Sleen, Oosterhesselen and Zweeloo.- Population centers :...
.
Monuments
The rural church of Zweeloo was erected in 1252. On a one day trip from VeenoordVeenoord
Veenoord is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe. Veenoord has an altitude of 13 meters and a population of about 2,200 .-External links:*...
, in November 1883, Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh
Vincent Willem van Gogh , and used Brabant dialect in his writing; it is therefore likely that he himself pronounced his name with a Brabant accent: , with a voiced V and palatalized G and gh. In France, where much of his work was produced, it is...
brushed a well-known sketch of this church, a sheppard with his flock in the foreground.