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Emmen () is a
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and town of the
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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 ...
in the northeastern
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.


History

A
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, Emmen arose from several small farming and peat-harvesting communities which have dotted the
province A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
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 ...
since the
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. Traces of these communities can still be seen in the form of the villages of
Westenesch Westenesch is a hamlet in the Netherlands and it is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe. There are two dolmen in Westenesch. Overview Westenesch is a statistical entity, however the postal authorities have placed it under Emmen. It was ...
,
Noordbarge Noordbarge is a neighbourhood and former village in Emmen in the province of Drenthe in the Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas ter ...
and Zuidbarge: they have a separate history and layout but are surrounded by the suburbs and the center of Emmen. The expansion of the town did not happen until after the
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. Suburbs were built around the old center of Emmen, starting with
Emmermeer Emmermeer is a neighbourhood of the city of Emmen in Drenthe, the Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. ...
directly to the north, and followed to the south-east by
Angelslo Angelslo is a neighbourhood of the city Emmen in Drenthe, the Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It ...
(for which an old village of the same name was demolished), Emmerhout (famed at the time for being separated from the town by an existing forest) to the east,
Bargeres Bargeres is a neighbourhood of the city Emmen in Drenthe, the Netherlands. It was first mentioned in 1486 as "in der marcken unde essche to Berghe unde onder der Clocken to Empne", and means the farmland of Noord Noord () is a town and region ...
, the Rietlanden and Parc Sandur to the south and south-west. Construction of the last suburb, called
Delftlanden Delftlanden is a neighbourhood in the city Emmen in Drenthe, the Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. I ...
, is well underway with many homes already built and people living in the area. There are few historic landmarks left within the town, but those few include the church on the market square, where a church has been standing since the Middle Ages, the court of law building, dating from the beginning of the twentieth century, and the post office from the same time. In the town's environs, an earthwork by
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, "Broken Circle/Spiral Hill", may be found. In 1957 it hosted the
1st Women's Chess Olympiad The 1st Women's Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE, took place between 2 and 21 September 1957, in Emmen, Netherlands. Results Preliminaries A total of 21 two-woman teams entered the competition and were divided into three preliminary grou ...
. The prime economic booster since the 1980s has been the zoo, the
Dierenpark Emmen Dierenpark Emmen (also known as ''Noorder Dierenpark'') was a large zoo located in Emmen in the northern province of Drenthe in the Netherlands. Due to financial difficulties the zoo decided in 2011 to reorganise. It closed at the end of 2015, bu ...
. Begun in the 1930s, it was almost completely redesigned in the 1970s and is now co-owned by the municipality of Emmen. It attracts over 1.5 million visitors per year. It was replaced by Wildlands in 2016, when the old zoo closed. Important industries include
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, DSM Engineering Plastics, Wellman and Diolen Industrial Fibers (currently Senbis Polymer Innovations). There are extensive glasshouse complexes for horticulture, especially in the
Klazienaveen Klazienaveen is a town to the southeast of Emmen in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is located approx from the German border. Klazienaveen started as a peat colony owned by Willem Albert Scholten. It has been named after Klaassien Sluis, the w ...
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area. The municipality offers some 38,000 jobs. Emmen is the most populous urban area of Drenthe. The municipality of Emmen is one of the largest in the
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, although the area outside the town borders of Emmen is rather rural. The other villages of importance are
Emmer-Compascuum Emmer-Compascuum is a village in the Netherlands and is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe. Emmer-Compascuum is located in the Bourtange moor between Germany and the Netherlands. It was originally a '' compascuum'' (common pasture). In 18 ...
,
Klazienaveen Klazienaveen is a town to the southeast of Emmen in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is located approx from the German border. Klazienaveen started as a peat colony owned by Willem Albert Scholten. It has been named after Klaassien Sluis, the w ...
, Nieuw-Amsterdam,
Zwartemeer Zwartemeer () is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe. It is located on the border with Germany. History Zwartemeer is a linear settlement along a canal which was established in 1871 as a buckwheat s ...
, Nieuw-Amsterdam,
Veenoord Veenoord is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe. It forms a single urban area with Nieuw-Amsterdam. Vincent van Gogh stayed in the Scholte Inn during his Drenthe period. History Veenoord translates ...
, Nieuw-Dordrecht,
Nieuw-Schoonebeek Nieuw-Schoonebeek is a village in the Netherlands and is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe. History Nieuw-Schoonebeek started as a peat exploitation settlement along the road from Schoonebeek to Meppen. Around 1805, settlers from ne ...
, and
Schoonebeek Schoonebeek is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is located in the municipality of Emmen, about 12 km (7 mi) south of that city. Schoonebeek was a separate municipality from 1884 to 1997, when it merged with Emmen. The a ...
.


Geography

The population centres: *
Barger-Compascuum Barger-Compascuum is a village in the Dutch municipality of Emmen. It is in a peat-producing region of Drenthe. , an open-air museum, is dedicated to the peat history of the region. Borger-Compascuum is located in the Bourtange moor between Ger ...
* Emmen *
Emmer-Compascuum Emmer-Compascuum is a village in the Netherlands and is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe. Emmer-Compascuum is located in the Bourtange moor between Germany and the Netherlands. It was originally a '' compascuum'' (common pasture). In 18 ...
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Klazienaveen Klazienaveen is a town to the southeast of Emmen in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is located approx from the German border. Klazienaveen started as a peat colony owned by Willem Albert Scholten. It has been named after Klaassien Sluis, the w ...
* Nieuw-Amsterdam * Nieuw-Dordrecht *
Nieuw-Schoonebeek Nieuw-Schoonebeek is a village in the Netherlands and is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe. History Nieuw-Schoonebeek started as a peat exploitation settlement along the road from Schoonebeek to Meppen. Around 1805, settlers from ne ...
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Nieuw-Weerdinge Nieuw-Weerdinge is a village in the Netherlands and is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe. History Nieuw-Weerdinge started as a peat Peat is an accumulation of partially Decomposition, decayed vegetation or organic matter. It i ...
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Roswinkel Roswinkel is a village in the Netherlands. It is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe, and is located close to the border with Germany. History Roswinkel developed in the 13th century from Weerdinge. It was first mentioned in 1327 as "In ...
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Schoonebeek Schoonebeek is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is located in the municipality of Emmen, about 12 km (7 mi) south of that city. Schoonebeek was a separate municipality from 1884 to 1997, when it merged with Emmen. The a ...
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Veenoord Veenoord is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe. It forms a single urban area with Nieuw-Amsterdam. Vincent van Gogh stayed in the Scholte Inn during his Drenthe period. History Veenoord translates ...
* Weiteveen *
Zwartemeer Zwartemeer () is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe. It is located on the border with Germany. History Zwartemeer is a linear settlement along a canal which was established in 1871 as a buckwheat s ...


Demography

The municipality of Emmen has some 107,000 inhabitants, with 56,000 living in the city of Emmen. Compared to some 3,000 inhabitants in the nineteenth century, this illustrates Emmen's rapid growth in the past 150 years.


Sports

The town's
football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
club
FC Emmen FC Emmen is a Dutch professional football club based in Emmen, Drenthe. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2022–23 season. Founded in 1925, the club ...
plays their home games in De Oude Meerdijk. Every year a big cycle racing
criterium A criterium, or crit, is a bike race consisting of several laps around a closed circuit, the length of each lap or circuit ranging from about 400 m to 10,000 m. Overview Race length can be determined by a number of laps or total time, ...
called Gouden Pijl, where all the big names in bicycle sport come to Emmen for this event. Besides the bicycle race itself, the Gouden Pijl also includes cultural events like pop-concerts, etc. In 2008, the comeback concert of The Schizo's, the infamous local punk-band from the 1980s, was organized during the Gouden Pijl. Hondsrugtunnel with light art: 'Dolmen Light' by Titia Ex Speedway Emmen hosts regular Stock Car and Banger Racing.


Attractions

Attractions in Emmen are Wildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen, the inner city, the natural environment and the Rensenpark (with among others the Museum of Contemporary Tibetan Art). There is also Museum Collectie Brands in the adjacent village of Nieuw-Dordrecht.


Gallery

Full colour festival 2012 - Emmen (7882566650).jpg, Mainstreet, center Emmen, shopping mall De Weiert.JPG, De Weiert, center Raadhuisplein, Emmen - 2018.jpg, Town square, center Klazienaveen winkelcentrum 't Schip foto21 2016-09-25 16.01.jpg,
Klazienaveen Klazienaveen is a town to the southeast of Emmen in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is located approx from the German border. Klazienaveen started as a peat colony owned by Willem Albert Scholten. It has been named after Klaassien Sluis, the w ...
Ten Cate1 Emmen.jpg, Ten Cate Tweestryd at Wildlands Emmen (43507290280) (cropped).jpg, Wildlands Zoo Hunebed D45 in de Emmerdennen te Emmen.jpg,
Dolmen A dolmen, () or portal tomb, is a type of single-chamber Megalith#Tombs, megalithic tomb, usually consisting of two or more upright megaliths supporting a large flat horizontal capstone or "table". Most date from the Late Neolithic period (4000 ...
, Emmerdennen RM 14967 Halvemaanweg 3 Zuidbarge.jpg, Zuidbarge Amsterdamsche Veld Bargerveen2.jpg, Bargerveen Veenpark Barger-Compascuum bij Emmen 44.jpg, Bog Museum Park Collectie Brands bibliotheek - 1.JPG, Museum Collectie Brands 1 Nôtmûne Nooitgedacht, Feanoard (Drinte).jpg,
Veenoord Veenoord is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe. It forms a single urban area with Nieuw-Amsterdam. Vincent van Gogh stayed in the Scholte Inn during his Drenthe period. History Veenoord translates ...


Transportation

Emmen is served by one train connection with
Zwolle Zwolle () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. It is the Capital city, capital of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Overijssel ...
, which in turn leads to the rest of the country. * Emmen railway station * Emmen Zuid railway station * Nieuw Amsterdam railway station In addition, there are regular and frequent bus lines within Emmen and towards
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 ...
,
Hoogeveen Hoogeveen (; or '' 't Oveine'') is a municipality and a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe. Population centres Elim, Fluitenberg, Hoogeveen and Noordscheschut, which still have the canals which used to be throughout the town. Other v ...
and
Assen Assen () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands, and is the capital (politics), capital of the province of Drenthe. It received City rights in ...
, as well as the surrounding countryside, and
Meppen Meppen (; Northern Low Saxon: ''Möppen'') is a town in and the seat of the Emsland district of Lower Saxony, Germany, at the confluence of the Ems (river), Ems, Hase, and Nordradde rivers and the Dortmund–Ems Canal (DEK). The name stems from t ...
in
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, departing from Emmen's two bus terminals. By car, the town is accessible via the N34 from
Ommen Ommen () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a Hanseatic League, Hanseatic city in the eastern Netherlands. It is located in the Vechte, Vecht valley of the Salland region in Overijssel. Historical records first name Ommen in ...
via
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and
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towards Emmen, ending at the
A28 motorway (Netherlands) The A28 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands. It is approximately 188 kilometers in length. The A28 traverses the Dutch provinces of Utrecht, Gelderland, Overijssel, Drenthe and Groningen. The road connects the cities of Utrecht, Amersfoort, ...
towards
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 ...
near
de Punt De Punt is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Tynaarlo, and lies about 11 km south of Groningen. The village closely cooperates with Yde and they are often referred to as Yde-De Punt, however both ...
, the N381 to
Drachten Drachten (, ) is a town in the northern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Smallingerland, Friesland. It had a population of around 56.098 in 2023 and is the Friesland#Urban areas, second largest town in the province of Friesland. ...
, the N391 to
Veendam Veendam () is a town and municipality with a population of 27,752 in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. Veendam was established in 1648 as a peat colony by Adriaan Geerts Wildervanck. Holland America Line has named fo ...
which goes through Emmen (with access to almost every district) and the A37 from
Hoogeveen Hoogeveen (; or '' 't Oveine'') is a municipality and a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe. Population centres Elim, Fluitenberg, Hoogeveen and Noordscheschut, which still have the canals which used to be throughout the town. Other v ...
to
Meppen Meppen (; Northern Low Saxon: ''Möppen'') is a town in and the seat of the Emsland district of Lower Saxony, Germany, at the confluence of the Ems (river), Ems, Hase, and Nordradde rivers and the Dortmund–Ems Canal (DEK). The name stems from t ...
in
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, although this motorway is not directly next to Emmen. From the A37 to Emmen, there are three possibilities: at Junction Holsloot (A37 x N34), at Highway-exit Schoonebeek (A37 x N853), and Highway-exit Klazienaveen (A37 x N862). The A37 is also the quickest way towards the
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from Emmen. The A37 ends at the German border, where it continues as the B402 or
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. The nearest airport is
Groningen Airport Eelde Groningen Airport Eelde is a minor international airport in the northeastern Netherlands. It is located near Eelde in the Province of Drenthe, south of the city of Groningen in the province of Groningen. In 2015, the airport handled 220,710 ...
at a distance of 50 kilometers. Furthermore, there are inland shipping connections via Nieuw-Amsterdam to
Coevorden Coevorden (; ; ) is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Drenthe, in the east of Netherlands, the Netherlands. During the ...
,
Hoogeveen Hoogeveen (; or '' 't Oveine'') is a municipality and a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe. Population centres Elim, Fluitenberg, Hoogeveen and Noordscheschut, which still have the canals which used to be throughout the town. Other v ...
and
Almelo Almelo () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. The main population centres in the town are Aadorp, Almelo, Mariaparochie, and Bornerbroek. Almelo has about 72,000 inhabitants in the middle o ...
.


Notable people

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Jaap Doek Jaap Egbert Doek (born May 1, 1942, in Emmen) is a Dutch jurist, specialising in family and juvenile law. He is a professor of law at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, where he was the dean of the law faculty from 1988 to 1992. He is a deput ...
(born 1942), jurist specializing in family and juvenile law; chairperson of the UN
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2001 to 2007 *
Hanja Maij-Weggen Johanna Rika Hermanna "Hanja" Maij-Weggen (; ; born 29 December 1943) is a retired Dutch people, Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). Political career From 1989 until 1994 she was Ministry of Transport, Public Works and ...
(born 1943), retired politician *
Ben Feringa Bernard Lucas "Ben" Feringa (; born 18 May 1951) is a Dutch synthetic organic chemist, specializing in molecular nanotechnology and homogeneous catalysis. He is the Jacobus van 't Hoff Distinguished Professor of Molecular Sciences, at the ...
(born 1951), synthetic organic chemist specializing in
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and
homogenous catalysis In chemistry, homogeneous catalysis is catalysis where the catalyst is in same phase as reactants, principally by a soluble catalyst in a solution. In contrast, heterogeneous catalysis describes processes where the catalysts and substrate are in d ...
* Jans Aasman (born 1958), psychologist and Cognitive Science expert *
Maruschka Detmers Maruschka Detmers (born 16 December 1962, Schoonebeek) is a Dutch actress. She moved to France as a teenager after finishing school, where she captured the attention of director Jean-Luc Godard. In 1983, she made her dramatic debut under Godard' ...
(born 1962), actress IMDb Database
retrieved 29 July 2019 * Frank Westerman (born 1964), writer and former journalist * Anne Vanschothorst (born 1974), harpist and composer


Sport

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Dries van der Lof Andre "Dries" van der Lof (23 August 1919 in Emmen – 24 May 1990 in Enschede) was a racing driver from the Netherlands. Van der Lof was an industrialist whose factory manufactured electric cable, and competed as an amateur in motorsport events. ...
(1919–1990), racing driver *
Jan de Jonge Jan de Jonge (born 8 May 1963) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player who is currently the head coach of Dutch ninth-tier Vierde Klasse club Waskemeer. As a player, he played as a striker for three clubs in the Netherlands: ...
(born 1963), retired football striker, 410 caps * Erik Regtop (born 1968), retired footballer, 387 caps *
Gerald Sibon Gerald Sibon (born 19 April 1974) is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a forward. He is the current performance coach for A-League club Adelaide United. Club career Europe He featured for Twente in the 1993–94 season as a substitute ...
(born 1974), retired footballer, 437 caps


References


External links

* * {{Authority control Municipalities of Drenthe