Drouwenerveen is a village in the

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province of

Drenthe Drenthe () is a province of the Netherlands located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and the German state of Lower Saxony to the east. As of Nov ...

. It is a part of the municipality of

Borger-Odoorn Borger-Odoorn () is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands in the province of Drenthe. The local Hunebedcentrum Borger features several megaliths (or 'hunebeds') associated with the neolithic and mesolithic Funnelbeaker culture, as well ...

and lies about 20 km east of

Assen Assen () is a municipality and a city in the northeastern Netherlands, and is the capital (politics), capital of the province of Drenthe. It received City rights in the Netherlands, city rights in 1809. Assen is known for TT Circuit Assen, the ...

. The village was first mentioned in 1781 as "Gasselter en Drouwer Veenen", and means "the

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area belonging to

Drouwen Drouwen () is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn, and lies about 17 km east of Assen. History The village was first mentioned between 1381 and 1383 as "to Druwen". The etymology i ...

". Drouwererveen started as a peat excavation village around 1820, and is a

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along the road from Drouwen. Drouwenerveen was home to 305 people in 1840. The Dutch Reformed church was built around 1915, and has become a residential house.

References

Populated places in Drenthe Borger-Odoorn {{Drenthe-geo-stub