Vredepeel
Located in Venray Municipality, Limburg Coordinates: 51°32′27″ N 5°52′05″ E
- Population
- 240
- 240
- Elevation
- 28 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
About Vredepeel
Vredepeel is a village. Location: Venray Municipality, Limburg. Population: 240. Elevation: 28 m.
Vredepeel is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg, in the municipality of Venray, with a population of 230. It is home to the Royal Netherlands Army's Joint Ground-based Air Defense Command. The village was first mentioned in 1712 as "in de Vreeij", and refers to the peace pole. The pole was placed after the Dutch Republic and Prussia reached an agreement in 1716 about the borders in the disputed area. In 1949, the last border correction occurred in the area.
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At a glance
- Built
- 1949
Source: Wikidata
In comparison
- No. 16 of 17 places in Venray Municipality by population
- Nearest larger town: De Rips, 4 km W
- 2 sights and natural places within 10 km Hansenberg, Hondsberg
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hansenberg Mountain, Venray Municipality5.4 km E
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Hondsberg Mountain, Land van Cuijk5.7 km NE
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Vliegenberg Mountain, Land van Cuijk11 km NE
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Sint Martinsberg Mountain, Horst aan de Maas Municipality13 km SE
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Vossenheuvel Mountain, Horst aan de Maas Municipality13 km S
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Dikkenberg Mountain, Bergen Municipality21 km E
Sources & licences
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