Vriescheloo
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CountryNetherlands
Vriescheloo | |
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 Smock mill De Korenbloem in 2008 | |
  Vriescheloo Location of Vriescheloo in the province of Groningen  Vriescheloo Vriescheloo (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 53°4′5″N 7°6′50″E / 53.06806°N 7.11389°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Groningen |
| Municipality | Westerwolde |
| Area (2012)[1] | |
• Total | 213 ha (526 acres) |
| • Land | 212 ha (524 acres) |
| • Water | 1 ha (2 acres) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 700 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
| Postcode | 9599[3] |
| Area code | 0597 |
Vriescheloo (Dutch: [ˌvrisxəˈloː];[4] Gronings: Vraiskeloo [ˌvrɑɪskəˈloː]) is a village in the municipality of Westerwolde in the Netherlands.
Vriescheloo is a linear settlement on the sand ridge which formed the old road between Groningen and Germany. The village dates from the 11th or 12th century.[5][6] Its first inhabitants were mainly peat harvesters, and it developed into an agricultural community.[5]
The 19th century smock mill De Korenbloem is located in the village.[7]
