Eeserveen

Eeserveen
Village
The village (dark red) and the statistical district (light green) of Eeserveen in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.
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Coordinates: 52°52′2″N 6°45′50″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Drenthe
Municipality	Borger-Odoorn
Area [1]
• Total	7.19 km^2 (2.78 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	16 m (52 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	160
• Density	22/km^2 (58/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7858[1]
Dialing code	0599

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]

A dragonfly (Sympetrum sanguineum) in Eeserveen

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 7858AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
3. "Eeserveen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
4. "Eeserveen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.