Eesergroen

Eesergroen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn, and lies about 16 km northwest of Emmen.

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Settlement.name: Eesergroen
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Drenthe
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Borger-Odoorn <!--
Settlement.image_map: LocatieBorger-Odoorn.png -->
Settlement.image_map1: Map NL - Borger-Odoorn - Eesergroen.png
Settlement.map_caption1: The village (dark red) and the statistical district (light green) of Eesergroen in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of the village in the province of Drenthe
Settlement.elevation_m: 16
Settlement.area_total_km2: 6.56
Settlement.established_title: Established

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postal code: 9537
Commons category: Borger-Odoorn
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Eesergroen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn, and lies about 16 km northwest of Emmen.

The village was first mentioned in 1942 as "Eesergroen of Eesgroen", and means "trees belonging to Ees. In 1882, the first house was built to cultivate the wilderness. In 1930, a canal was dug and the large scale cultivation of the area started.