Eesergroen Explained

Eesergroen
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Drenthe
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Borger-Odoorn
Image Map1:Map NL - Borger-Odoorn - Eesergroen.png
Map Caption1:The village (dark red) and the statistical district (light green) of Eesergroen in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village in the province of Drenthe
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:16
Area Total Km2:6.56
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1882
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:170
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:9537
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0599

Eesergroen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn, and lies about 16 km northwest of Emmen.

The village was first mentioned in 1942 as "Eesergroen of Eesgroen", and means "trees belonging to Ees.[3] In 1882, the first house was built to cultivate the wilderness. In 1930, a canal was dug and the large scale cultivation of the area started.[4]

In 1917, the Maranatha chapel was built by the Rechtzinnig Hervormde Kerk, a Christian fundamentalist congregation. It was decommissioned in 1975 and is now used by an auto workshop. In 1956, a church was built by the Vrijzinnig Hervormde Kerk, a liberal Christianity congregation. It was decommissioned in 1969, and now serves as a holiday home.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 9537TA . 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: Eesergroen - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 11 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Eesergroen . Plaatsengids . 11 April 2022 . nl.