Drachtstercompagnie
Drachtstercompagnie
Drachtster kompenije | |
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Village | |
| Jesus-is-Alive church Jesus-is-Alive church | |
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Coat of arms of Drachtstercompagnie Coat of arms | |
| Location in Smallingerland municipality Location in Smallingerland municipality | |
Drachtstercompagnie is located in Friesland Drachtstercompagnie Location in the Netherlands Drachtstercompagnie is located in Netherlands Drachtstercompagnie Drachtstercompagnie (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 53°8′0″N 6°8′0″E / 53.13333°N 6.13333°E | |
| Country | Netherlands Netherlands |
| Province | Friesland Friesland |
| Municipality | Smallingerland Smallingerland |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.60 km2 (5.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,660 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 9222[1] |
| Dialing code | 0512 |
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Drachtstercompagnie (West Frisian: Drachtster kompenije [ˈdraχtstr̩ kompəˈnɛi.ə]) is a small village in Smallingerland in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,185 in January 2017.[3]
History
The village was first mentioned in 1841 as Compagnie (de). It refers to the Drachtster Company who had the concession for the excavation of the peat around Drachten.[4] A Bronze Age burial mound has been discovered, however later the raised bog made the area uninhabitable. The peat excavation started in the middle of the 18th century.[5] Drachtstercompagnie was home to 374 people in 1840.[6] There was a little church in Drachtstercompagnie built in 1921. It was torn down and rebuilt in the same style in 2000, and is in use a studio.[6] On 7 September 1941, a Vickers Wellington of the Royal Air Force was shot down and crashed in Drachtstercompagnie. The 6 crew members are buried at the local cemetery in a Commonwealth grave.[7]
Gallery
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Farms in Drachtstercompagnie
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Little house in Drachtstercompagnie
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House in Drachtstercompagnie
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Duck house
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 9222LA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Nederlands). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ↑ Bevolkingscijfers Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine - Smallingerland
- ↑ "Drachtstercompagnie - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Nederlands). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ↑ "Drachtstercompagnie" (in Nederlands). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Drachtster Compagnie". Plaatsengids (in Nederlands). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ↑ "Oorlogsgraven van het Gemenebest Protestants Kerkhof Drachtstercompagnie". Traces of War (in Nederlands). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
External links
File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Drachtstercompagnie at Wikimedia Commons
