1e Exloërmond (; before 2009: Eerste Exloërmond) is a village in the

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

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 Jan ...

. It is a part of the municipality of

Borger-Odoorn Borger-Odoorn () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the northeastern Netherlands in the province of Drenthe. The local Hunebedcentrum Borger features several megaliths (or 'hunebeds') associated with the Neolithic and mesolit ...

, and lies about 18 km north of Emmen. The village was first mentioned between 1851 and 1855 as "Noorder Hoofddiep of Exlooder Mond", and means "first (canal) that has his mouth (at the main canal) belonging to

Exloo Exloo (Low German: Eksel) is a village in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Drenthe, Netherlands, part of the List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of Borger-Odoorn. It lies about 12 km north of Emmen, Netherlan ...

". It refers to a

peat Peat is an accumulation of partially Decomposition, decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, Moorland, moors, or muskegs. ''Sphagnum'' moss, also called peat moss, is one of the most ...

colony which is located at the

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canal which was dug in 1829. 1e (first) has been added to distinguish between

2e Exloërmond 2e Exloërmond (; before 2008: Tweede Exloërmond) is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn, and lies about 15 km north of Emmen. History The village was first mentioned between 1851 ...

. It was settled from

Musselkanaal Musselkanaal (also: ''Stads-Musselkanaal''; Gronings: ''Muzzelknoal'') is a town in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Groningen (province), Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Stadskanaal. It was established by the Groningen, city of ...

. In 2009, the village was officially renamed 1e Exloërmond. In 1817, permission was given by

Groningen Groningen ( , ; ; or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen (province), Groningen province in the Netherlands. Dubbed the "capital of the north", Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of ...

to transport the

to the "mouth" at

Stadskanaal Stadskanaal () is a town and municipality with a population of 32,715 in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. It was named after the canal Stadskanaal. From 1800 until 1900 this area was ideal for its peat mining, and so ...

. The village temporarily grew, and was home to 636 people in 1916, however the growth started to stagnate and it turned into an agricultural community. In 1918, a little wooden church was built. It was replaced by a stone building in 1951. It was decommissioned in 1998, and has become a residential home. Between 1924 and 1935, there was a railway station on the

Ter Apel Ter Apel (; Gronings: ''Troapel'') is a village with a population of 9,914 residents in the municipality Westerwolde (municipality), Westerwolde in the northern Netherlands, in the province Groningen (province), Groningen in the region Westerwolde ...

Border railway line. The building was demolished in 1965.

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* Populated places in Drenthe Borger-Odoorn {{Drenthe-geo-stub