Nieuw-Dordrecht

Nieuw-Dordrecht
Village
Nieuw-Dordrecht, reformed church
Nieuw-Dordrecht Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands Show map of Drenthe Nieuw-Dordrecht Nieuw-Dordrecht (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°45′N 6°58′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Drenthe
Municipality	Emmen
Established	1856
Area [1]
• Total	8.31 km^2 (3.21 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	23 m (75 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	2,080
• Density	250/km^2 (650/sq mi)
Postal code	7885
Dialing code	0591

Nieuw-Dordrecht is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe. The village is home to Museum Collectie Brands, a museum which houses the extensive collection of items collected and gathered by Jans Brands.

History

Nieuw-Dordrecht was established in 1856 to excavate the peat east of the Oranjekanaal [nl] by Drentsche Veen en Middenkanaal Maatschappij, a company based in Dordrecht.[3] In 1932, it was home to 832 people.[4] In the 1950s, the economy became based on the textile industry.[3]

In 2011, Museum Collectie Brands opened in Nieuw-Dordrecht. It contains the collection of Jan Brands who collected over 20,000 object and more than 50,000 books which covered his entire farm.[5]

Gallery

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  Between Nieuw-Dordrecht and Klazienaveen, the ditch in the peat landscape
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  Museum Collectie Brands
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  Town limits sign

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 7885AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
3. "Nieuw-Dordrecht". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
4. Jan Harm Tuntler (1935). In en om de gemeente Emmen (in Dutch). Ten Kate. p. 89. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
5. "Museum Collectie Brands". Drentse Musea (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2022.