Vredepeel | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands#Netherlands Limburg |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Limburg |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Venray |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 27 |
Area Total Km2: | 18.33 |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1955 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 230 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 5816 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0478 |
Coordinates: | 51.5417°N 5.8689°W |
Vredepeel is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg, in the municipality of Venray, with a population of 230.[2] It is home to the Royal Netherlands Army's Joint Ground-based Air Defense Command.[3]
The village was first mentioned in 1712 as "in de Vreeij", and refers to the peace pole. The pole was placed after the Dutch Republic and Prussia reached an agreement in 1716 about the borders in the disputed area.[4] In 1949, the last border correction occurred in the area. The village was officially founded on 16 June 1955, and in 1957, the airport was built which is nowadays known as Lieutenant General Best Barracks.[5]