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Oranje is a village in the
Dutch
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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 Midden-Drenthe
Midden-Drenthe () is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. The municipality was created in 1998, in a merger of the former municipalities of Beilen, Smilde, and Westerbork. Between 1998 and 2000, the name of the municipality was Middenve ...
, and lies about 13 km southwest 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 ...
.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1936 as Oranje, and refers to the which was dug in 1854. In 1913, the potato starch factory ofAvebe
The cooperative Royal Avebe U.A. (abbreviation of ''Aardappelmeel Verkoop Bureau'') is an international Dutch starch manufacturer located in the north of the Netherlands and produces starch products based on potato starch and potato protein for us ...
was built, and a little village was created to house the work force. The factory closed in 1980 and was reused as an indoor playground for children, however it closed in 2015.
After an initial grudging agreement from the inhabitants to house 700 refugees in a holiday park in their village, on 6 October 2015 the government unilaterally increased this number to 1,400 to be accommodated immediately. This resulted in outrage and short term blockades of the village by the inhabitants. The refugees camp was cancelled in 2017.
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