Veenklooster
| Veenklooster Feankleaster | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Village | |||
 Veenklooster, country house: de Fogelsangh State | |||
| |||
 Location in the Kollumerland municipality | |||
  Veenklooster Location in the Netherlands | |||
| Coordinates: Coordinates: 53°16′N 6°06′E / 53.267°N 6.100°E | |||
| Country |
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| Province |
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| Municipality |
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| Population (2017) | |||
| • Total | 97 | ||
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
| Postal code | 9297 | ||
| Telephone area | 0511 | ||
Veenklooster (West Frisian: Feankleaster) is a small village in Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands, with a population of around 97 in January 2017.[1]
Marianne Vaatstra murder
The village made national headlines after the murder of Marianne Vaatstra and subsequent riots which took place in the area in 1999. The case was only solved 13 years after the murder when the perpetrator was arrested after a DNA match.[2]
References
- ↑ Inwonertal en info 2017 - Kollumerland
- ↑ In beeld: Tijdlijn moordzaak Marianne Vaatstra (Timeline murder case - RTL Nieuws (in Dutch)
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