't Haantje, Drenthe
Village in Drenthe, Netherlands
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't Haantje (the Little Rooster) is a small village in the northeastern Netherlands. It is situated northwest of Emmen and is part of the municipality of Coevorden. It lies along the Oranjekanaal, between Noord-Sleen and Klijndijk.
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| Coordinates: 52°48â²53â³N 6°49â²23â³E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Drenthe |
| Municipality | Coevorden |
| Area | |
⢠Total | 4.60 km2 (1.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
⢠Total | 235 |
| ⢠Density | 51.1/km2 (132/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| ⢠Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7847[1] |
| Dialing code | 0591 |
't Haantje was first mentioned in 1874. The etymology is unclear.[3] It was founded when peat labourers decided to settle there. On 1 December 1965, the village barely escaped a disaster. A French company working for the N.A.M. was drilling for gas, and started to lose control of the enormous gas pressure. During the afternoon, this resulted in a huge gas eruption. The ground around the hole caved in - swallowing all of the drilling equipment.[4] The gas eruption was eventually stopped by a cement injection from a new drilling hole. A small lake[5] lake surrounded by a forest forms a permanent reminder of this event.
