Sandebuur is a hamlet in the

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and is part of the Noordenveld 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 Nov ...

History

Roderwolde is a road village which was established during the early middle ages for the excavation of

peat Peat (), also known as turf (), is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. The peatland ecosystem covers and is the most efficien ...

. Due to settling of the soil, most of the village was relocated to higher grounds in the south. Sandebuur is a remnant of the earliest settlement. It was first mentioned in 1781 as Sandbuir and means "neighbourhood on a sandy ground". Sandebuur is a statistical entity, however the postal authorities have placed it under Roderwolde. The hamlet is outside the build-up area, but is marked with place name signs. In 1840, it was home to 48 people.

References

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