Eeserveen
Village in Drenthe, Netherlands
52°52′2″N 6°45′50″E / 52.86722°N 6.76389°E / 52.86722; 6.76389[1]
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(2021)[1]
7858[1]
Eeserveen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn, and lies about 14 km northwest of Emmen.
The village was first mentioned between 1851 and 1855 as Eesterveen, and means "peat excavation settlement belonging to Ees".[3] The excavation of the peat started around 1870. It used to consists mainly of sod houses which were later replaced by stone houses.[4]
Until 1997, the village was split between Borger and Odoorn. In 1998, it became part of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 7858AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Eeserveen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Eeserveen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
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