2e Exloërmond (; before 2008: Tweede Exloërmond) is a village in the

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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 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 15 km north of Emmen.

History

The village was first mentioned between 1851 and 1855 "Zuider Hoofddiep of Exlooder Mond", and means "second (canal) that has his mouth (at the main canal) belonging to

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". 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. 2e (second) has been added to distinguish between 1e Exloërmond. 2e Exloërmond is a long

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canal village which developed when the canal was dug 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 ...

around 1840. The first houses were built in 1853. The hamlet of Eexloërkijl developed on the western end, however both settlement later merged into a single settlement. The peat concession measured and the peat layer was about thick. In 2008, the name was officially changed to 2e Exloërmond. Up to 1903, transport was limited to waterways only. In 1903, the road to

was constructed. The

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church was built in 1922 and contains some

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influences. It is one of the few Baptist churches in the Netherlands other than the

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churches. The local pub was built in 1907 and has an entrance in the corner. On 3 July 1941, of the

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took off in his

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for a mission to Bremen. The plane was shot down over 2e Exloërmond by

Helmut Lent Helmut Lent (13 June 1918 – 7 October 1944) was a German night-fighter ace in World War II. Lent shot down 110 aircraft, 102 of them at night.For a list of Luftwaffe night fighter aces see ''List of German World War II night fi ...

. Stachoń died and the other five crew members were taken prisoner of war. Stachoń was buried at the local cemetery where a special stone was placed on his grave. In 1963, his grave was moved to the in Breda. His stone was later rediscovered in storage, and a little monument has been erected on the local cemetery in 2017.

Gallery

File:Zuiderdiep150 hervormde kerk Tweede Exloermond.jpg, Dutch Reformed church File:Voormalig Groene Kruisgebouw3 Tweede Exloërmond.jpg, Copy shop File:Exloerkijl69 Tweede Exloermond.jpg, Farm in 2e Exloërmond File:20180420 Tweede Exloermond.jpg, Field of flowers in 2e Exloërmond

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tweede Exloermond Populated places in Drenthe Borger-Odoorn 1853 establishments in the Netherlands