Schipborg is a village in the
Dutch
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* Dutch people ()
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People E ...
province of
Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of
Aa en Hunze
Aa en Hunze () is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands.
The names 'Aa' (more precisely the 'Drentsche Aa') and 'Hunze' refer to two small rivers through the municipality.
Population centres
Long place names
The very small hamlets '' ...
, and lies about 11 km northeast 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 between 1298 and 1304 as Borc, and is a combination of a tree (probably a
birch
A birch is a thin-leaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus ''Betula'' (), in the family Betulaceae, which also includes alders, hazels, and hornbeams. It is closely related to the beech- oak family Fagaceae. The genus ''Betula'' contains ...
) and ship.
Schipborg was home to 84 people in 1840.
Gallery
Drentse Aa Schipborg2.jpg, Drentsche Aa near Schipborg
File:De Schipborg.jpg, De Schipborg
File:20191030 De Drentsche Aa2.jpg, Restaurant in Schipborg
File:Koetsreizigers in Schipborg1 1806 door Albarta ten Oever (1772-1854).jpg, Painting of Schipborg (1806)
References
Populated places in Drenthe
Aa en Hunze
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