Hoogeveen
Municipality in Drenthe, Netherlands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hoogeveen (Dutch: [ˌɦoːɣəˈveːn] (
listen); Dutch Low Saxon: 't Ogeveine or 't Oveine) is a municipality and a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe.
Hoogeveen
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 Former court house in Hoogeveen | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Drenthe | |
| Coordinates: 52°44′N 6°29′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Drenthe |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Karel Loohuis (PvdA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 129.25 km2 (49.90 sq mi) |
| • Land | 127.54 km2 (49.24 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.71 km2 (0.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
| • Total | 55,603 |
| • Density | 436/km2 (1,130/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Hoogevener |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | Parts of 7900 range |
| Area code | 0524, 0528 |
| Website | www |