Nieuw Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Nieuw-Amsterdam is a village in Drenthe, The Netherlands, bordering the village of Veenoord: Tweelingdorp, a common name for both municipalites, reflects this topographical relationship. For example, the train station was located in Veenoord, while its exit was in Nieuw-Amsterdam. Nevertheless, up to the restructuration of the municipalities in Drenthe, in 1998, both villages were separated by administrative structures. Since then, both villages are part of the municipality of Emmen.
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[edit] History
In 1850 kocht een groep Amsterdamse beleggers een stuk veengrond en noemden het naar hun woonplaats: Amsterdamscheveld. De nederzetting die enkele jaren later aan de Verlengde Hoogeveense Vaart gebouwd werd, kreeg vanzelfsprekend de naam Nieuw-Amsterdam. De nederzetting ontwikkelde zich snel doordat er turf werd verhandeld. Drenthe kreeg hierdoor de bijnaam Drents Californië. Alleen zat er geen goud in de grond, maar turf.
Van belang voor de ontwikkeling van het dorp is de Verlengde Hoogeveensevaart geweest.
Het dorp is gelegen aan de spoorlijn van Zwolle to Emmen. Deze lijn is in 1905 geopend en destijds aangelegd door de NOLS. Daarvoor had Nieuw-Amsterdam al twee stoomtramverbindingen. Het station van DSM werd geopend in 1899 en dat van de EDS in 1903.
[edit] Churches
The ("Hervormde kerk") was erected in 1873 by the architect H. C. Winters. The ("gereformeerde kerk") with its paraboloidal roof was built in 1925, based on the design by architect W. van Straten. The names of both churches can be translated in English as "Reformed Church"
[edit] Vincent van Gogh
Most of the time Vincent van Gogh spent in Drenthe, in autumn 1883, he lodged with Scholte in Nieuw-Amsterdam. Today, Scholte's lodging house is known as the Van Gogh House (Van Gogh Huis). Recently, the municipality of Emmen planned to lay down the building, but in the last moment this decision was revised. Today, it houses a restaurant and a museum.
The Ophaalbrug in Nieuw-Amsterdam is probably the most popular work Van Gogh executed during his stay in Nieuw-Amsterdam.
Even more popular is the oral tradition accompanying Van Gogh at whatever place he stayed for a while: So, also in Nieuw-Amsterdam he is said to have paid the rent with his paintings, but the landlord could not estimate their value and burnt them.
[edit] Resources
Initial version translated from nl.wikipedia
[edit] Notes
[edit] References
- Dijk, Wout J., & van der Sluis, Meent W.: De Drentse tijd van Vincent van Gogh, Boon uitgeverij, Groningen 2001 ISBN 90-75913-18-4
[edit] External links
* Dorpsarchief Nieuw-Amsterdam/Veenoord * Van Gogh Drenthe
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