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 Noordenveld () is a municipality in the northeastern part of the Netherlands. Population centres Water Board Noordenveld Noordenveld is also the name of a former Water Board, which had its office in Roden. Water Board Noordenveld arose from ...

municipality in

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 ...

History

Een is an ''

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'' 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

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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 A linear settlement is a (normally small to medium-sized) settlement or group of buildings that is formed in a long line. Many of these settlements are formed along a transport route, such as a road, river, or canal. Others form due to physical r ...

, 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

* Populated places in Drenthe Noordenveld {{Drenthe-geo-stub