Alteveer (Groningen)

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Alteveer is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is largely located in the municipality Stadskanaal, about 7 km northeast of the centre of Stadskanaal. The mouses on the western edge of the village are part of the municipality of Pekela.

Tange and Alteveer on a 1933 map.
Tange and Alteveer on a 1933 map.

Alteveer was founded along the Alteveer canal, which runs north from Stadskanaal. Older topographical maps show that a part of the current village of Alteveer was formerly part of the neighbouring village of Tange; a name now used for the houses closer to the village of Onstwedde.


Coordinates: 53°3′3″N 6°59′40″E / 53.05083, 6.99444

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