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Noordenveld municipality, Drenthe province

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adopted 7 Oct 1969.

• Peize [former municipality]
• Peize Coat of Arms See also:
• Drenthe
• Drenthe province - the municipalities.
• Noordenveld municipality
• The Netherlands
• Alphabetical list of Dutch municipalities
• The Netherlands - Index of all pages

Peize [former municipality]

On 1 Jan 1998 Peize municipality merged with Rodenand Norg to form the new municipality of Noordenveld.
Peize consisted of the settlements Peize (seat), Altena, Boerelaan, De Horts, Klunderveen, Peizermade, Peizerwold, and De Pol. It has c. 3.500 inhabitants.
Flagdescription: three equally wide horizontal stripes red - white - green. On the white stripe a yellow hop-cone with its stem and two yellow leaves. Adopted by municipal resolution on 7 October 1969.
Until 1870 the cultivation of hops was an important source of income for Peizer farmers.

Peize Coat of Arms

from Ralf Hartemink's site.

Granted 3 Jun 1949. This is the fruit of the hop plant (hop-bel).