Een
ːnis a village in the
Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
. It is part of the
Noordenveld municipality in
Drenthe.
History
Een is an ''
esdorp'' which developed in the middle ages on the higher grounds. The communal pasture is triangular. The village developed during the 19th and early 20th century during the exploration of the
peat
Peat is an accumulation of partially Decomposition, decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, Moorland, moors, or muskegs. ''Sphagnum'' moss, also called peat moss, is one of the most ...
in the area.
In 1840, it was home to 134 people.
The earliest church was from 1858, but no longer exists.
The Dutch Reformed Church dates from 1913.
It used to be a
linear settlement, but has developed into a cluster.
Een has become a recreational area with forests and heaths.
Gallery
File:Edenhof in Een - panoramio.jpg, Houses in Een
File:Heideveldje bij Een - panoramio.jpg, Heath near Een
File:20171016 Marke van Een.jpg, Forest near Een
References
External links
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Populated places in Drenthe
Noordenveld
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