Eexterveen | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Image Map1: | Map NL - Aa en Hunze - Eexterveen.png |
Map Caption1: | Eexterveen in the municipality of Aa en Hunze. |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Drenthe |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Aa en Hunze |
Coordinates: | 53.0539°N 6.8006°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 2.5 |
Area Total Km2: | 6.54 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 485 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 9658 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0592 |
Eexterveen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 17 km east of Assen.
The village was first mentioned in 1479 as Egesteruene, and means "raised bog belonging to Eext".[3] Eexterveen developed during the 19th century as a peat excavation village.[4]
Eexterveen was home to 187 people in 1840.[5]
There is no railway station here. The nearest station is Assen station. Bus service 93 stops in the town.For further information see Aa en Hunze#Transportation.