Drenthe

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Drenthe ( DREN-tə, Dutch: [ˈdrɛntə] (listen); German: 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 November 2019, Drenthe had a population of 493,449 and a total area of 2,680 km² (1,030 sq mi).

Drenthe has been populated for 150,000 years. The region has subsequently been part of the Episcopal principality of Utrecht, Habsburg Netherlands, Dutch Republic, Batavian Republic, Kingdom of Holland and Kingdom of the Netherlands. Drenthe has been an official province since 1796. The capital and seat of the provincial government is Assen. The King's Commissioner of Drenthe is Jetta Klijnsma. The Labour Party (PvdA) is the largest party in the States-Provincial, followed by the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).

Drenthe is a sparsely populated rural area, unlike many other parts of the Netherlands. Except for the cities of Assen (pop. 67,963) and Emmen (pop. 107,113), the land in Drenthe is mainly used for agriculture.

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• Birth of Wolter Hazelaar
  sometime between March 18, 1808 and March 17, 1809 in

  Ruinerwold

  [1]
• Residence of Antje Pieters Van der Veen
  sometime before January 13, 1813 in

  Hoogeveen

  [2]
• Death of Antje Pieters Van der Veen
  January 13, 1813 in

  Hoogeveen

  [2]
• Birth of Everdina Hazelaar
  March 15, 1835 in

  Meppel

  [1][3]
• Residence of Wolter Hazelaar
  around March 17, 1835 in

  Meppel

  [1]
• Birth of Aaltje Eikelboom
  November 17, 1870 in

  Meppel

  [4][5]
• Residence of Everdina Hazelaar
  around November 17, 1870 in

  Meppel

  [4]
• Residence of Jacobus Eikelboom
  around November 17, 1870 in

  Meppel

  [4]
• Marriage of Folkert Feenstra, Pietertje Veen
  June 15, 1906 in

  Oosterhesselen

  [6]
• Residence of Pietertje Veen
  around June 15, 1906 in

  Oosterhesselen

  [6]
• Residence of Geeske Voordewind
  around June 15, 1906 in

  Oosterhesselen

  [6]
• Residence of Pieter Veen
  around June 15, 1906 in

  Oosterhesselen

  [6]

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1. Gemeente Meppel Burgerlijke Stand MeppelMeppelBirth record for Everdina Hazelaar, civil registry of births, Meppel, 1834-03-17, record 40
2. Grietenij/Gemeente Achtkarspelen Burgerlijke Stand AchtkarspelenMarriage record for Jurjen Rinzes de Vries & Systske Pieters Veenstra, civil registry of marriages, Achtkarspelen, 1826-06-24, record 33
3. Gemeente Zaandam Burgerlijke stand ZaandamZaandamDeath record for Everdina Hazelaar, civil registry of deaths, Zaandam, 1908-04-23, record 91
4. Gemeente Meppel Burgerlijke Stand MeppelMeppelBirth record for Aaltje Eikelboom, civil registry of births, Meppel, 1870-11-17, record 224
5. Gemeente Steenwijkerland Bevolkinsgsregister SteenwijkerlandSteenwijkerlandCivil registry, Steenwijkerland, 1890-1905, A-J, sheet 57
6. Gemeente Oosterhesselen Burgerlijke Stand OosterhesselenOosterhesselenMarriage record for Folkert Feenstra & Pietertje Veen, civil registry of marriages, Oosterhesselen, 1906-06-15, record 12