Exloërveen Explained

Exloërveen
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Drenthe
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Borger-Odoorn
Image Map1:Map NL - Borger-Odoorn - Exloërveen.png
Map Caption1:Exloërveen 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:9
Area Total Km2:8.23
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:100
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:9574
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0599

Exloërveen is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn, and lies about 15 km north of Emmen.

The hamlet was first mentioned in 1899 as Exloërveen, and means "peat excavation settlement belonging to Exloo". The excavation started in the 17th century.[3] Exloërveen is considered outside of the build up area, however it does have place name signs.[4]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 9574PA . 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: Exloërveen - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 11 April 2022. nl.
  4. Web site: Exloërveen . Plaatsengids . 11 April 2022 . nl.