| Zeijen | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Drenthe |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tynaarlo |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Tynaarlo - Zeijen.png |
| Map Caption1: | The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Zeijen in the municipality of Tynaarlo. |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 10 |
| Area Total Km2: | 11.91 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 735 |
| 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: | 9491 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0592 |
Zeijen (also: Zeyen) is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Tynaarlo.
The village was first mentioned in 1370 as Lutbert van Zien, and means "slowly flowing" which is probably a reference to the Matsloot stream.[3] Zeijen is an esdorp without a church which developed in the Middle Ages.[4] Zeijen was home to 215 people in 1840.[5]
The hunebed (dolmen) is located near the nature area de Zeijer Strubben. The stones are partially buried. The hunebed has four capstones. In 1857, the stones were put up for sale by the owner of the land., a local politician, bought site for ƒ40,- and transferred ownership to the province of Drenthe.[6]