| 't Haantje | |
| Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands#Benelux |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Drenthe |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Coevorden |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 19 |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.60 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 235 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 7847 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0591 |
| Coordinates: | 52.8147°N 6.8231°W |
t Haantje (the Little Rooster) is a small village in the northeastern Netherlands. It is situated northwest of Emmen and is part of the municipality of Coevorden. It lies along the, between Noord-Sleen and Klijndijk.
't Haantje was first mentioned in 1874. The etymology is unclear.[3] It was founded when peat labourers decided to settle there. On 1 December 1965, the village barely escaped a disaster. A French company working for the N.A.M. was drilling for gas, and started to lose control of the enormous gas pressure. During the afternoon, this resulted in a huge gas eruption. The ground around the hole caved in - swallowing all of the drilling equipment.[4] The gas eruption was eventually stopped by a cement injection from a new drilling hole. A small lake[5] lake surrounded by a forest forms a permanent reminder of this event.