Oude Pekela

== Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as Nieu dorp in 1660. Derived from oud (“old”) and the toponym Pekela. The element oud was added to distinguish the settlement from Nieuwe Pekela. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯.də ˈpeː.kə.laː/ Hyphenation: Ou‧de Pe‧ke‧la === Proper noun === Oude Pekela n a village and former municipality of Pekela, Groningen, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN