Drouwenerveen
Drouwenerveen | ||
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Postal code 9525[1] | ||
| Dialing code | 0599 | |
Drouwenerveen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn and lies about 20 km east of Assen.
The village was first mentioned in 1781 as "Gasselter en Drouwer Veenen", and means "the peat area belonging to Drouwen".[3] Drouwererveen started as a peat excavation village around 1820, and is a linear settlement along the road from Drouwen.[4]
Drouwenerveen was home to 305 people in 1840.[5] The Dutch Reformed church was built around 1915, and has become a residential house.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9525TA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ "Drouwenerveen". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ ISBN 90 400 9454 3. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ "Drouwenerveen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 April 2022.
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