Eeserveen
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Eeserveen | |
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Village | |
 The village (dark red) and the statistical district (light green) of Eeserveen in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn. | |
  Eeserveen Location in the Netherlands  Eeserveen Eeserveen (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52°52′2″N 6°45′50″E / 52.86722°N 6.76389°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Drenthe |
| Municipality | Borger-Odoorn |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.19 km2 (2.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 160 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7858[1] |
| Dialing code | 0599 |
Eeserveen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn, and lies about 14 km northwest of Emmen.
The village was first mentioned between 1851 and 1855 as Eesterveen, and means "peat excavation settlement belonging to Ees".[3] The excavation of the peat started around 1870. It used to consists mainly of sod houses which were later replaced by stone houses.[4]
Until 1997, the village was split between Borger and Odoorn. In 1998, it became part of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.[4]
