Eexterveenschekanaal 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

Aa en Hunze Aa en Hunze () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. The names 'Aa' (more precisely the 'Drentsche Aa') and 'Hunze' refer to two small rivers through the municipality. Population centres Transpo ...

, and lies about 19 km east of

Assen Assen () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands, and is the capital (politics), capital of the province of Drenthe. It received City rights in ...

History

The village was first mentioned in 1899 as "Eexterveensche kanaal of Eexterveensche Compagnie", and means "canal of the

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excavation of

Eext Eext is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 12 km east of Assen. There are three ''hunebedden'' (dolmen) near the village. History The village was first mentioned in 13 ...

". It is used both for the village and the canal. Between 1771 and 1775, the canal was dug by the Annerveensche Heeren Compagnie to exploit the peat in the area. The canal is parallel to the border with the

Province of Groningen Groningen ( , ; ; ; ) is the northeasternmost province of the Netherlands. It borders on Friesland to the west, Drenthe to the south, the German state of Lower Saxony to the east, and the Wadden Sea to the north. As of January 2023, Groningen ...

. In 1812, S.M.S. de Ranitz, becomes the new owner of the company and the focus shifted from peat excavation to selling little parcels of farm land with real estate. In 1872, connections were made to the canals at

Wildervank Wildervank is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Veendam, about 3 km south of the centre of Veendam itself. It was founded in 1647 by Adriaan Geerts Wildervanck as a peat colony in the Wilderva ...

and

Stadskanaal Stadskanaal () is a town and municipality with a population of 32,715 in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. It was named after the canal Stadskanaal. From 1800 until 1900 this area was ideal for its peat mining, and so ...

. The

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factory "Wildervank e.o" was built in Eexterveenschekanaal in 1903.

Gallery

File:De veenarbeiders Eexterveenschekanaal.jpg, Peat workers statue File:Overzicht voorzijde blok van drie woningen- voormalige marechausseewoningen - Exterveenschekanaal - 20322724 - RCE.jpg, Three former police officer's houses

References

Populated places in Drenthe Aa en Hunze {{Drenthe-geo-stub