Schoonebeek

Schoonebeek is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is located in the municipality of Emmen, about 12 km (7 mi) south of that city. Schoonebeek was a separate municipality from 1884 to 1997, when it merged with Emmen.[3] The area is home of the largest onshore oil field in Europe; known as the Schoonebeek oil field.

Schoonebeek
Village
Church in Schoonebeek
Schoonebeek
Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands
Schoonebeek
Schoonebeek (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52.6612°N 6.8801°E / 52.6612; 6.8801
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceDrenthe
MunicipalityEmmen
Area
[1]
 • Total26.49 km2 (10.23 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
13 m (43 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total4,865
 • Density180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Postal code
7761
Dialing code0591

History

Schoonebeek is a village which developed on a sandy ridge in the moorland.[4] It was first mentioned in 1341 as "van Sconebeke" and means "brook with clean water".[5] The Saint Nicolas Church was built in 1419, but was demolished in 1951.[4] The economy of the village mainly depended on the explotation of peat.[6] In 1809, it became part of the municipality of Dalen.[4] In 1840, it was home to 629 people.[6]

Schoonebeek became an independent municipality in 1884.[4] In 1943, oil was discovered in neighbouring Schoonebeek. The population successfully sabotaged the wells which prevented the Germans from knowing much oil was underneath the ground. After the war, pumpjacks became a feature of the landscape around the village.[7] The discovery led to an increase in population, and the construction of new neighbourhoods. In 1998, it became part of the municipality of Emmen.[6]

Notable people
  • Wolfshoeve
  • Peat factory
  • Farm with well
  • Drilling for oil

References
  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 7761AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  3. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
  4. Ronald Stenvert (2001). Schoonebeek (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders Uitgevers. p. 181. ISBN 90 400 9454 3. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  5. "Schoonebeek". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  6. "Schoonebeek". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  7. "Nieuw-Schoonebeek". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  8. "Actrice Maruschka Detmers hoopt na 34 jaar op doorbraak in Nederland". RTV Drenthe (in Dutch). 12 May 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  9. "Erik Regtop". World Football. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  10. "Albert Zwaveling". University of Leiden (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 11 April 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
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