New Dordrecht
Nieuw-Dordrecht is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe. The village is home to Museum Collectie Brands, a museum which houses the extensive collection of items collected and gathered by Jans Brands.
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- Locality
- Oranjedorp
- Region
- Drenthe
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 1,370
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Nieuw-Dordrecht is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe. The village is home to Museum Collectie Brands, a museum which houses the extensive collection of items collected and gathered by Jans Brands.
== History == Nieuw-Dordrecht was established in 1856 to excavate the peat east of the by Drentsche Veen en Middenkanaal Maatschappij, a company based in Dordrecht. In 1932, it was home to 832 people. In the 1950s, the economy became based on the textile industry.