Veen | |
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Village | |
.JPG) Centre of Veen with the Netherlands Reformed Church. | |
_wapen.svg) Coat of arms | |
  Veen Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands  Veen Veen (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°46′37″N 5°6′35″E / 51.77694°N 5.10972°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Municipality | Altena |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.48 km2 (1.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1.5 m (4.9 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,980 |
| • Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4264[1] |
| Dialing code | 0416 |
Veen is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Altena, about 20 km northwest of 's-Hertogenbosch. It is infamous for its New Year's Eve tradition during which scrap cars are burnt,[3] and in 2020 even firemen were attacked with fireworks.
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 4264AE". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ Jo Blason (2 January 2022). "Bridge diving and a Nepalese festival: the weekend's best photos". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 January 2022.