Eesergroen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn, and lies about 16 km northwest of Emmen.
Eesergroen | |
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Location of the village in the province of Drenthe | |
Coordinates: 52°53′N 6°47′E / 52.883°N 6.783°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Drenthe |
Municipality | Borger-Odoorn |
Established | 1882 |
Area | |
• Total | 6.56 km2 (2.53 sq mi) |
Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 170 |
• Density | 26/km2 (67/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 9537[1] |
Dialing code | 0599 |
The village was first mentioned in 1942 as "Eesergroen of Eesgroen", and means "trees belonging to Ees.[3] In 1882, the first house was built to cultivate the wilderness. In 1930, a canal was dug and the large scale cultivation of the area started.[4]
In 1917, the Maranatha chapel was built by the Rechtzinnig Hervormde Kerk, a Christian fundamentalist congregation. It was decommissioned in 1975 and is now used by an auto workshop. In 1956, a church was built by the Vrijzinnig Hervormde Kerk, a liberal Christianity congregation. It was decommissioned in 1969, and now serves as a holiday home.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9537TA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Eesergroen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Eesergroen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
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