| Nieuw-Dordrecht | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Drenthe |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Emmen |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 23 |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.31 |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1856 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 2,080 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 7885 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0591 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Transport |
| Coordinates: | 52.75°N 64°W |
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.
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.[3] In the 1950s, the economy became based on the textile industry.[4]
In 2011, Museum Collectie Brands opened in Nieuw-Dordrecht. It contains the collection of Jan Brands who collected over 20,000 object and more than 50,000 books which covered his entire farm.[5]