Eesergroen

Eesergroen
Village
The village (dark red) and the statistical district (light green) of Eesergroen in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.
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Coordinates: 52°53′N 6°47′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Drenthe
Municipality	Borger-Odoorn
Established	1882
Area [1]
• Total	6.56 km^2 (2.53 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	16 m (52 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	170
• Density	26/km^2 (67/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9537[1]
Dialing code	0599

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.

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

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 9537TA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
3. "Eesergroen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
4. "Eesergroen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.