Oude Pekela

Oude Pekela
Village

Oude Pekela in 1976

Coat of arms
Oude Pekela

Location of Oude Pekela in the province of Groningen

Coordinates: 53°6′9″N 7°0′24″E / 53.10250°N 7.00667°E / 53.10250; 7.00667
Country Netherlands
Province Groningen
Municipality Pekela
Population (2008) 7,990

Oude Pekela (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʌudə ˈpeːkəlaː]) is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Pekela, about 5 km southwest of Winschoten.

Oude Pekela was a separate municipality until 1990, when it merged with Nieuwe Pekela.[1]

Sport

Oude Pekela hosted the finish of stage 4b at the 2012 Energiewacht Tour and the start of stage 2 at the 2013 Energiewacht Tour.

References

  1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.

Coordinates: 53°06′N 7°01′E / 53.100°N 7.017°E / 53.100; 7.017


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