Diever is a village in the

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province of

Drenthe Drenthe () is a province of the Netherlands located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and the German state of Lower Saxony to the east. As of Jan ...

. It is a part of the municipality of

Westerveld Westerveld () is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. The municipality Westerveld was established in 1998 out of the municipalities of Diever, Dwingeloo, Havelte, and Vledder. Westerveld is crossed by a channel, the ''Drentsche Hoofdva ...

, and lies about 18 km northwest of

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. Diever is located near the , a major north–south route for pleasure boats in the province of Drenthe. Diever is located next to the Drents-Friese Wold, one of the national parks in the

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, and a attraction for tourists. In the centre of Diever there is the '' brink'', the village square with old buildings surrounding it. The

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Saint Pancratius-church is a 15th-century building, and considered one of the most beautiful churches of Drenthe. Diever was a separate municipality until 1998, when the new municipality of Westerveld was created.

Shakespeare

In July and August the local people of Diever perform in dramas written by

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. Diever is also known as "Shakespeare-town". The plays are being performed in an open-air theatre. The local amateur theater group was formed in 1946 by a local medical doctor, Mr. Derp Broekema. Thus, in 2006 the 60th anniversary of this annual event was celebrated with the performance of Henry IV.

Gallery

File:Diever Brink 11 - rm 507278.jpg, House in Diever File:Exterieur OVERZICHT MARKT - Diever - 20261197 - RCE.jpg, Market (1980) File:Archeologisch Centrum West-Drenthe DSCF1577.JPG, Archaeological museum File:20140615DrentsFrieseWold129A.JPG, Bull in Diever

References

{{Authority control Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 1998 Populated places in Drenthe Former municipalities of Drenthe Westerveld