Nieuwe Krim is a hamlet in the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

and is part of the Coevorden 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 ...

. Nieuwe Krim is a statistical entity, but the postal authorities have placed it under Coevorden. It was first mentioned in 1913 as Dalerveld or Nieuwe Krim. It's called Nieuw (New) to distinguish it from

De Krim De Krim is a village in the municipality of Hardenberg part of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands. The village started as a peat excavation village. History In 1832, the Lutterhoofdwijk canal was dug as a side canal of the to excavate the p ...

. It started as a

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 ...

concession dating from 1913. In 1923, a school was built in the hamlet.

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Coevorden Populated places in Drenthe 1913 establishments in the Netherlands {{Drenthe-geo-stub