Heerenveen: Speed Skating and Peat Colony in Friesland
Heerenveen has roughly 43,100 inhabitants and lies in the southeast of Friesland. The town originated as a peat-digging settlement in the 16th century, founded by the Van Dekema and later the Heerema family whose name survives in the town's. The Thialf ice stadium, rebuilt in 2016, is the premier long-track speed skating venue in the Netherlands and hosts World Cup and championship events. Speed skating runs deep in Frisian culture, and Heerenveen has produced numerous Olympic medalists.
SC Heerenveen, the local football club, plays in the Eredivisie at the Abe Lenstra Stadion. The Oranjewoud estate, a former aristocratic park just south of the centre, is home to Museum Belvédère, which focuses on landscape art and realism. The Schoterlandse Cruysweg, a historic crossroads, marks the spot where peat canals once intersected.
Leeuwarden is about 30 kilometres north. Drachten lies roughly 15 kilometres northeast. The A32 motorway connects Heerenveen southward to Meppel and Zwolle.
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Heerenveen has roughly 43,100 inhabitants and lies in the southeast of Friesland. The town originated as a peat-digging settlement in the 16th century, founded by the Van Dekema and later the Heerema family whose name survives in the town's. The Thialf ice stadium, rebuilt in 2016, is the premier long-track speed skating venue in the Netherlands and hosts World Cup and championship events. Speed skating runs deep in Frisian culture, and Heerenveen has produced numerous Olympic medalists.
SC Heerenveen, the local football club, plays in the Eredivisie at the Abe Lenstra Stadion. The Oranjewoud estate, a former aristocratic park just south of the centre, is home to Museum Belvédère, which focuses on landscape art and realism. The Schoterlandse Cruysweg, a historic crossroads, marks the spot where peat canals once intersected.
Leeuwarden is about 30 kilometres north. Drachten lies roughly 15 kilometres northeast. The A32 motorway connects Heerenveen southward to Meppel and Zwolle.
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