Eext is a village in the

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province of

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. It is a part of the municipality of

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, and lies about 12 km east of

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. There are three ''hunebedden'' (

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) near the village.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1309 as "in villis Esethe". The etymology is unclear. Eext is an ''

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'' from the Early Middle Ages which is located on the

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. It has been known to exist as early as 944. It has one large ''brink'' (village square) on the south side and four smaller ''brinks'' on the north side. The Dutch Reformed church is a simple neoclassical church from 1841. The

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around Eext has been excavated in the 18th century, and around 1875, the heaths were cultivated. Eext was home to 425 people in 1840. Eext used to have a railway station on the

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railway between 1905 and 1947. It has a building in

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style which is in use by the nearby camping as the reception. In the early-20th century, new rails have been laid near the station by the municipality. Since 2017, there is annual equestrian competition in the village.

Dolmen

There are three ''hunebedden'' (

) near Eext. The ''hunebed'' is a small dolmen with three capstones. Several stones are missing. is a tiny dolmen which is partially submerged. It is interesting, because it is a stair case to an underground burial chamber. ''Hunebed'' is a large dolmen with six capstones and is reasonably complete. The eastern stone used to rest on a little pillar, however it has been fixed into place by medal pins. In 2019, one of the capstones was pushed off the dolmen. It is assumed it was act of vandalism, because it could not have fallen off. As of 2021, scientist are still planning how to put it back in place.

Transportation

There is no railway station any more. The nearest station is Assen station. Bus 59 operates through the village. For further information see Aa en Hunze#Transportation.

Gallery

File:Eext Station Eexterhalte.JPG, Former railway station File:Tolhuisje Annerweg Eext.jpg, Former toll house File:Dorpsgezicht van Eext2 ca 1810 door Egbert van Drielst (1745-1818).jpg , Painting of Eext by

Egbert van Drielst Egbert van Drielst (Groningen, 12 March 1745 – Amsterdam, 4 June 1818) began his study of the painting in a factory in Groningen which produced mainly lacquered objects. He soon went to Haarlem, where he became an apprentice in the wallpa ...

( 1810) File:Hunebed D12 02.jpg, Dolmen D12

References

{{Authority control Populated places in Drenthe Aa en Hunze