Vinkeveen is a village in the
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People E ...
province of
Utrecht
Utrecht ( , , ) is the fourth-largest city and a municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, in the very centre of mainland Net ...
. It is a part of the municipality of
De Ronde Venen
De Ronde Venen (; ) is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. On 1 January 2011, the municipality of Abcoude was amalgamated into De Ronde Venen.
Population centres
The municipality of De Ronde Venen consists of the villag ...
, and lies about 18 km south of
Amsterdam
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.
Vinkeveen used to be a separate municipality. It merged with
Waverveen
Waverveen is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the municipality of De Ronde Venen, 3 km west of Vinkeveen.
Waverveen was a separate municipality until 1841, when it was merged with Vinkeveen to form the municipalit ...
in 1841, to form the municipality
Vinkeveen en Waverveen
Vinkeveen en Waverveen is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It was created in a merger of Vinkeveen and Waverveen in 1841, and existed until 1989, when the new municipality of De Ronde Venen
De Ronde Venen (; ) is a municipa ...
. In 1989 there was a reorganisation of local governments, and Vinkeveen became a part of De Ronde Venen.
Vinkeveen is best known for the Vinkeveense Plassen (Lakes of Vinkeveen), an area of lakes and sand islands east of the village. It is an important recreational area, with facilities for swimming, diving and yachting.
A permit is required for recreational diving in the lake. There is a
marina on the north shore of the lakes.
History
It was first mentioned between 1395 and 1396 as Vinkenveen, and means "moorland with low quality
peat
Peat (), also known as turf (), is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. The peatland ecosystem covers and is the most efficient ...
".
The village started as a peat excavation settlement.
In 1840, it was home to 903 people.
The Catholic Holy Heart Church was built between 1880 and 1883.
Gallery
Image:Vinkeveense Plassen.jpg, Satellite image of Vinkeveen and the Vinkeveense Plassen, retrieved in October, 2005 -- note that as of August 2021, the boundaries of Vinkeveen have expanded, considerably.
File:Demmerik een buurtschap bij Vinkeveen.jpg, The landscape with wide waters and narrow roads in the hamlet of Demmerik in Vinkeveen Gem De Ronde Venen.
File:Overzicht van de zuidwestzijde van de kerk vanaf het kerkhof - Vinkeveen - 20420530 - RCE.jpg, A church in Vinkeveen
File:Vinkeveen, Kerklaan 2, rk pastorie - img0011.jpg, An historical monument in Vinkeveen
References
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Populated places in Utrecht (province)
Former municipalities of Utrecht (province)
De Ronde Venen