Peel region

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Peel region is a historical and geographical area in the southeastern Netherlands known for its former peat bog landscapes and rural villages.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Peel region canonical 6
De Peel region 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
historical region
borders Campine region
Meierij van ’s-Hertogenbosch
Roerstreek
climate temperate oceanic climate
contains America, Limburg
Asten
Deurne NERFINISHED
Griendtsveen
Helden
Helenaveen
Liessel
Meijel
Ospel
Someren
Ysselsteyn
containsProtectedArea De Groote Peel National Park NERFINISHED
Deurnsche Peel
Mariapeel
country Netherlands
currentLandUse agriculture
nature conservation
rural settlement
economicHistory peat industry
small-scale farming
historicalActivity peat extraction
historicalPeriod Early modern period
linked to: Early Modern period

Middle Ages
knownFor former peat bog landscapes
rural villages
landUseHistory agricultural reclamation
peat cutting
language Dutch
locatedIn province of Limburg
province of North Brabant
southeastern Netherlands
notableEcosystem bog ecosystems
raised bog remnants
notableFauna cranes
marsh birds
partOf Meuse valley region
linked to: Meuse valley
regionalDialect Limburgish
Peel dialects of East Brabantian
linked to: Brabantian dialects
terrainFeature heathlands
peat bogs
wetlands
transportHistory peat canals

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aarle-Rixtel locatedInRegion Peel region
Sint Anthonis region Peel region
Overloon locatedInRegion Peel region
Vierlingsbeek locatedIn Peel region
Asten partOf De Peel region
subject linked to: Asten, Netherlands
linked to: Peel region
Beek en Donk region Peel region
Laarbeek locatedInRegion Peel region