Schipborg is a village in the

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province of

Drenthe Drenthe () is a provinces of the Netherlands, 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 (province), Groningen to the north, and the G ...

. 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 of the province of Drenthe. It received city rights in 1809. Assen is known for TT Circuit Assen, the motorcycle racing circuit, where on the last Sund ...

. The village was first mentioned between 1298 and 1304 as Borc, and is a combination of a tree (probably a

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) 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 {{Drenthe-geo-stub