Wapserveen
Sign in to saveWapserveen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld, and lies about 21 km northwest of Hoogeveen.
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- Wapserveen
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- Village
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- Farm in Wapserveen
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- Country
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- Netherlands
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- Province
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- Drenthe
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- Municipality
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- Westerveld <!--
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- The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Wapserveen in the municipality of Westerveld.
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- Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
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- Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands
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- 5
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 19.07
- Settlement.population_total
- 790
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Wapserveen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld, and lies about 21 km northwest of Hoogeveen.
== History == The village was first mentioned in 1395 or 1396 as Wasperveen, which means "peat excavation village belonging to Wapse". Wapserveen is a road village near a peat excavation area. It was founded by colonists from Friesland. Large scale excavation did not start until the 17th and 18th century.
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