De Peel is a region in the southeast of the Netherlands that straddles the border between the provinces of North Brabant and Limburg .
14-512: From the Middle Ages up until the 20th century, peat was extracted from the Peel for use as fuel. For this purpose many canals were dug to remove the water and for ships to move out the peat. The first recorded excavation was in 1427, and it was reported in 1670 that locals were not only collecting peat for their own use but selling it to nearby villages. By the 19th century the quantity of peat remaining in
28-469: A profit in the era of coal -powered industries, the cultivation of the newly cleared land, in the 1930s also by forced labour , gave a boost to agriculture , farming , and settlement alike. Today only tiny pieces of this former peat moor remain, some reflooded as mini wetlands , scattered along the fault line that once brought about its very existence. Coincidentally, the very same Anglo Dutch Griendtsveen Peat Moss Litter Company Ltd. that extracted
42-515: A deed of gift from the Frankish Lord Herelaef to bishop Willibrord in 721, Deurne remained a collection of subsistence farming hamlets west of the Peel peat moor until the 19th century, when a newly built railroad (Eindhoven - Venlo in 1866) and a canal ( Zuid-Willemsvaart canal in 1826) enabled the commercial exploitation of the moor. Although the peat industry did not yield much of
56-469: A significant part of the peat in the Peel moved to Thorne ( Moorends ) South Yorkshire , U.K., where several of its Dutch employees settled as immigrant workers. In 2009 the new "Cultural Centre" ( cultureel centrum ) opened its doors. It is the Martien van Doorne Cultuur Centrum and serves as a theatre, concert hall, and movie theatre. The local dialect is Peellands (an East Brabantian dialect, which
70-540: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Deurne, Netherlands Deurne ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdøːrnə] ) is a rural municipality and eponymous village in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands . Including the villages of Liessel, Vlierden , Neerkant, and Helenaveen, Deurne had a population of 32,437 in 2021 and covers an area of 118.36 km (45.70 sq mi). First recorded as Durninum (near / by thorns) in
84-732: Is one of the most bird-rich areas in Western Europe, with resident black-necked grebes and sometimes migrating common cranes in October/November. The terrain is varied with inaccessible peat swamps, lakes, heath land and sand ridges. The present swamp and some of the lakes were created by the cutting of peat. There are many villages in the Peel, most of them founded by bosses of peat companies: for example, Helenaveen and Griendtsveen, founded by Jan van de Griendt (1804–1882). [REDACTED] Media related to Peel, Netherlands at Wikimedia Commons This North Brabant location article
98-454: Is scant. Archaeologist W. C. Braat speculated that a Roman horseman had accidentally stumbled into the bog, but more recent analysis shows that the artefacts are more likely to have been deliberately and ritually deposited. An area that has remained partly untouched by the peat-cutting was turned into a National Park, the Groote Peel . It has a size of 13.4 km (5.2 sq mi). It
112-423: Is very similar to colloquial Dutch ). Deurne is twinned with: Peel, Netherlands De Peel is a region in the southeast of the Netherlands that straddles the border between the provinces of North Brabant and Limburg . From the Middle Ages up until the 20th century, peat was extracted from the Peel for use as fuel. For this purpose many canals were dug to remove the water and for ships to move out
126-462: The area may have been as little as a quarter of the original level. Intensive commercial excavation began in 1853, but the industry soon declined as a result of several national economic crises. Peat excavation in the region ended in 1942. In 1910, a collection of Roman artefacts was discovered in the peat bogs near Deurne . These included a helmet, a sword, a coin purse, two bells, several sheets of leather, and various items of clothing. The helmet and
140-426: The coins date the artefacts to 320 AD. It was also reported that a human fibula, or leg bone, was among the finds, but the documentary evidence for this is scant. Archaeologist W. C. Braat speculated that a Roman horseman had accidentally stumbled into the bog, but more recent analysis shows that the artefacts are more likely to have been deliberately and ritually deposited. An area that has remained partly untouched by
154-417: The cutting of peat. There are many villages in the Peel, most of them founded by bosses of peat companies: for example, Helenaveen and Griendtsveen, founded by Jan van de Griendt (1804–1882). [REDACTED] Media related to Peel, Netherlands at Wikimedia Commons This North Brabant location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Dutch Limburg location article
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#1732852177529168-421: The peat-cutting was turned into a National Park, the Groote Peel . It has a size of 13.4 km (5.2 sq mi). It is one of the most bird-rich areas in Western Europe, with resident black-necked grebes and sometimes migrating common cranes in October/November. The terrain is varied with inaccessible peat swamps, lakes, heath land and sand ridges. The present swamp and some of the lakes were created by
182-447: The peat. The first recorded excavation was in 1427, and it was reported in 1670 that locals were not only collecting peat for their own use but selling it to nearby villages. By the 19th century the quantity of peat remaining in the area may have been as little as a quarter of the original level. Intensive commercial excavation began in 1853, but the industry soon declined as a result of several national economic crises. Peat excavation in
196-402: The region ended in 1942. In 1910, a collection of Roman artefacts was discovered in the peat bogs near Deurne . These included a helmet, a sword, a coin purse, two bells, several sheets of leather, and various items of clothing. The helmet and the coins date the artefacts to 320 AD. It was also reported that a human fibula, or leg bone, was among the finds, but the documentary evidence for this
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