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]