Veen, Netherlands

Veen
Veen
	Coordinates: 51°46′37″N 5°6′35″E / 51.77694°N 5.10972°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Municipality	Altena
Population (2017)	2,713

Veen is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Altena, about 20 km northwest of 's-Hertogenbosch. It is infamous for its New Year's Eve tradition during which scrap cars are burnt,^[1] and in 2020 even firemen were attacked with fireworks.

Veen was a separate municipality until 1973, when it became part of Aalburg.^[2]

Centre of Veen with the Netherlands Reformed Church.
Windmill de Hoop in Veen
Veen, seen from Aalst

References[]

^ Jo Blason (2 January 2022). "Bridge diving and a Nepalese festival: the weekend's best photos". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.

Coordinates: 51°46′37″N 5°06′35″E / 51.77694°N 5.10972°E / 51.77694; 5.10972

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[1] Jo Blason (2 January 2022). "Bridge diving and a Nepalese festival: the weekend's best photos". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

[2] Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.

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