Nekkeveld is a hamlet in the

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province of

Gelderland Gelderland ( , ), also known as Guelders ( ) in English, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands, located in the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Nethe ...

. It is a part of the municipality of

Nijkerk Nijkerk (; Dutch Low Saxon: ''Niekark'') is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a city located in the middle of the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. Population centres Some people state that ''Groot Corlaer'' is a ...

, and lies about 8 km north of

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.''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005. Nekkeveld is not a statistical entity, and the postal authorities have placed it under

. It was first mentioned in 1250 as "in Ekelenvelde", and means field with

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trees. There are no official place name signs, however a farmer has put a sign in its driveway. Nekkeveld consists of about 7 houses.

Gallery

File:Nijkerk-nekkeveld-185714.jpg, Farm at Nekkeveld File:Mixed Greylag & Canada Goose flock, Netherlands.jpg, Geese in Nekkeveld

References

Populated places in Gelderland Nijkerk {{Gelderland-geo-stub