Drijber Explained

Drijber
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Midden-Drenthe - Drijber.png
Map Caption1:The village (dark red) and the statistical district (light green) of Drijber in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe.
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Drenthe
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Midden-Drenthe
Coordinates:52.7917°N 6.5372°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:15
Area Total Km2:13.48
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:475
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:9419
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0593

Drijber is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 9 km north of Hoogeveen.

The village was first mentioned in 1217 as Triburd, and means "three neighbourhoods".[3] The area around Drijber was first settled around 300 BC, however it was abandoned around 425.

Drijber was home to 68 people in 1840. In 1928, a little church was built in the village.[4]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 9419TE . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 11 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 11 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Drijber - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 11 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Drijber . Plaatsengids . 11 April 2022 . nl.