| Nieuw-Schoonebeek | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Drenthe |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Emmen |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 14 |
| Area Total Km2: | 17.69 |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1814 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1,285 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 7761 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0591 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Transport |
| Coordinates: | 52.6333°N 65°W |
Nieuw-Schoonebeek is a village in the Netherlands and is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe.
Nieuw-Schoonebeek started as a peat exploitation settlement along the road from Schoonebeek to Meppen. Around 1805, settlers from neighbouring Twist in Germany moved into the area.[3] The village was officially founded in 1814.[4] In 1849, a Catholic church was built in Nieuw-Schoonebeek, and was replaced in 1966–67 with a new church. The tower of the old church has remained standing.[3]
In 1943, oil was discovered in neighbouring Schoonebeek. The population successfully sabotaged the wells which prevented the Germans from knowing much oil was underneath the ground. After the war, pumpjacks became a feature of the landscape around the village. About 190 wells were dug in Nieuw-Schoonebeek.[4]
Nieuw-Schoonebeek is home to several boôs, little sheds where cow shepherds could spend the night with their cattle.[3]