| Ekehaar | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Aa en Hunze - Ekehaar.png |
| Map Caption1: | The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Ekehaar in the municipality of Aa en Hunze. |
| 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: | Aa en Hunze |
| Coordinates: | 52.9525°N 6.6025°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 14 |
| Area Total Km2: | 9.12 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 430 |
| 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: | 9453 & 9454 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0592 |
Ekehaar is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 6 km south of Assen.
The village was first mentioned in 1423 as Hekehair, and means "sandy ridge with oak trees".[3]
Ekehaar was home to 35 people in 1840.[4]
Ekehaar also has a primary school, OBS De Flint. The school is meant as a school for children from Ekehaar, Amen, Eldersloo, Eleveld and other surrounding villages.