De Groeve is a village in the

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province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of

Tynaarlo Tynaarlo (; Gronings: ''Tynaorl'') is a village and municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. Although it is located in the province of Drenthe, many of its communities serve as suburbs of the neighbouring city of Groningen, capital of the e ...

, and lies about 15 km southeast of Groningen.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1285 as Growe, and means "dug canal" which refers to the Oostermoersche Vaart which is connected to the

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. The canal was dug by the monks of the

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to transport

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. The village used to be known as Midlaarderveen as well. De Groeve was home to 99 people in 1840. The polder mill Boezemvriend was built in 1871. In 1934, an electric motor was installed, and the wind mill started to decay. The outside was restored between 1962 and 1963, however it was unable to function. In 1990, it was restored on the inside. In 1955, the

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Oostermoer was constructed. It used to contain two diesel engines and one electric motor. In 1994, one of the diesel engines was replaced by an electric motor. The pumping station can pump per minute. A wooden building called "Post Hotel" was built in 1950 to intercept radio messages from the

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. In 1980, it became obsolete and since 2011 houses a youth centre.

Gallery

De Boezemvriend De Groeve.jpg, De Boezemvriend or ''Molen van De Groeve'' in De Groeve File:Gemaal Oostermoer.jpg, Pumping station Oostermoer File:De Groeve - Post Hotel (4).jpg, Post Hotel

References

{{Authority control Populated places in Drenthe Tynaarlo