Een
ːnis a village in the
Netherlands
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, established_title = Before independence
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. It is part of the
Noordenveld
Noordenveld () is a municipality in the northeastern part of the Netherlands.
Population centres
Water Board Noordenveld
Noordenveld is also the name of a former Water Board, which had its office in Roden. Water Board Noordenveld arose from ...
municipality in
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 ...
.
History
Een is an ''
esdorp
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An ''Angerdorf'' (plural: ''Angerdörfer'') is a type of village that is characterised by the houses and farmsteads being laid out around a central grassed area, the ''anger'' (from the Old High German ''angar'' =pasture or grassy place ...
'' which developed in the middle ages on the higher grounds. The communal pasture is triangular. The village developed during the 19th and early 20th century during the exploration of the
peat
Peat (), also known as turf (), is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. The peatland ecosystem covers and is the most efficien ...
in the area.
In 1840, it was home to 134 people.
The earliest church was from 1858, but no longer exists.
The Dutch Reformed Church dates from 1913.
It used to be a
linear settlement
A linear settlement is a (normally small to medium-sized) settlement or group of buildings that is formed in a long line. Many of these settlements are formed along a transport route, such as a road, river, or canal. Others form due to physical re ...
, but has developed into a cluster.
Een has become a recreational area with forests and heaths.
Gallery
File:Edenhof in Een - panoramio.jpg, Houses in Een
File:Heideveldje bij Een - panoramio.jpg, Heath near Een
File:20171016 Marke van Een.jpg, Forest near Een
References
External links
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Populated places in Drenthe
Noordenveld
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