Drachtstercompagnie
Village in Friesland, Netherlands
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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]
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Drachtstercompagnie
Drachtster kompenije | |
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Village | |
Jesus-is-Alive church | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Smallingerland municipality | |
  Drachtstercompagnie Location in the Netherlands  Drachtstercompagnie Drachtstercompagnie (Netherlands) | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Friesland |
| Municipality |  Smallingerland |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.60 km2 (5.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,660 |
| • Density | 122/km2 (316/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 9222[1] |
| Dialing code | 0512 |
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]
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Farms in Drachtstercompagnie
Little house in Drachtstercompagnie
House in Drachtstercompagnie
Duck house
