Hoogeveen

Hoogeveen
't O(ge)veine (Dutch Low Saxon)
Former court house in Hoogeveen
Former court house in Hoogeveen
Flag of Hoogeveen
Coat of arms of Hoogeveen
Highlighted position of Hoogeveen in a municipal map of Drenthe
Location in Drenthe
Coordinates: 52°44′N 6°29′E / 52.733°N 6.483°E / 52.733; 6.483
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceDrenthe
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorKarel Loohuis (PvdA)
Area
 • Total
129.25 km2 (49.90 sq mi)
 • Land127.54 km2 (49.24 sq mi)
 • Water1.71 km2 (0.66 sq mi)
Elevation12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total
55,603
 • Density436/km2 (1,130/sq mi)
DemonymHoogevener
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
Parts of 7900 range
Area code0524, 0528
Websitewww.hoogeveen.nl

Hoogeveen (Dutch: [ˌɦoːɣəˈveːn] ; Dutch Low Saxon: 't Ogeveine or 't Oveine) is a municipality and a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe.

Dutch Topographic map of Hoogeveen (town), March 2014
  1. ^ "De leden van het college" [Members of the board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Hoogeveen. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 7901BW". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.