Drachten
Sign in to saveDrachten (, ) is a town in the northern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Smallingerland, Friesland. It had a population of around 56,098 in 2023 and is the second largest town in the province of Friesland.
Key facts
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- Drachten
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- Town
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- Drachten, monumentaal pand aan de Noordkade 52 GM0090-31 foto4 2015-05-10 13.36.jpg
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- Drachten vlag.svg
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- Drachten wapen.svg
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- LocatieDrachten.png
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- Location in Smallingerland, Friesland, Netherlands
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- Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
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- left
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- 250
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- Location in the Netherlands
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- Country
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- Netherlands
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- Province
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- Friesland
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- Municipality
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- Smallingerland
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- Metric
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Beginnings
- Drachten grows
- Accelerated growth
- Geography
- Culture
- Art project "Water is Life"
- Infrastructure
- Traffic experiment
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Drachten (, ) is a town in the northern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Smallingerland, Friesland. It had a population of around 56,098 in 2023 and is the second largest town in the province of Friesland.
== History == === Beginnings === thumb|upright|Road green thumb|The Bleekerhûs thumb|Community "Beter Wonen" (better living)