Schoonebeek

Schoonebeek
Church in Schoonebeek
Church in Schoonebeek
Schoonebeek is located in Drenthe
Schoonebeek
Schoonebeek
Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands
Schoonebeek is located in Netherlands
Schoonebeek
Schoonebeek
Schoonebeek (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°39′40″N 6°52′48″E / 52.6612°N 6.8801°E / 52.6612; 6.8801
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceDrenthe
MunicipalityEmmen
Area
 • Total
26.49 km2 (10.23 sq mi)
Elevation13 m (43 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
4,865
 • Density180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Postal code
7761
Dialing code0591

Schoonebeek is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is located in the municipality of Emmen, about 12 km (7 mi) south of that city. Schoonebeek was a separate municipality from 1884 to 1997, when it merged with Emmen.[3] The area is home of the largest onshore oil field in Europe; known as the Schoonebeek oil field.

  1. ^ a b "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 7761AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  3. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.