Odoornerveen Explained

Odoornerveen
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 - Odoornerveen.png
Map Caption1:Odoornerveen in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the province of Drenthe in the Netherlands
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:18
Area Total Km2:17.58
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:415
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:7874
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0591

Odoornerveen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn, and lies about 12 km northwest of Emmen.

The village was first mentioned between 1851 and 1855 as "Odoorner veen", and means "peat colony of Odoorn". In 1854, the was dug to excavate the peat in the area and the village developed along the canal.[3] About of peat was excavated between 1856 and 1880, and the area was gradually cultivated for agriculture. Odoornerveen never had a church. The former pub was converted into a village house in 1984.[4]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 7874TB . 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: Odoornerveen - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 11 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Odoornerveen . Plaatsengids . 11 April 2022 . nl.