Drachtstercompagnie

Village in Friesland, Netherlands
Drachtstercompagnie
Drachtster kompenije
Village
Jesus-is-Alive church
Jesus-is-Alive church
Flag of Drachtstercompagnie
Flag
Coat of arms of Drachtstercompagnie
Coat of arms
Location in Smallingerland municipality
Location in Smallingerland municipality
53°8′0″N 6°8′0″E / 53.13333°N 6.13333°E / 53.13333; 6.13333
CountryNetherlands Netherlands
ProvinceFriesland Friesland
MunicipalitySmallingerland Smallingerland
Area
[1]
 • Total13.60 km2 (5.25 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
4 m (13 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total1,660
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Postal code
9222[1]
Dialing code0512

Drachtstercompagnie (West Frisian: Drachtster kompenije) is a small village in Smallingerland in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,185 in January 2017.[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1841 as Compagnie (de). It refers to the Drachtster Company who had the concession for the excavation of the peat around Drachten.[4] A Bronze Age burial mound has been discovered, however later the raised bog made the area uninhabitable. The peat excavation started in the middle of the 18th century.[5]

Drachtstercompagnie was home to 374 people in 1840.[6] There was a little church in Drachtstercompagnie built in 1921. It was torn down and rebuilt in the same style in 2000, and is in use a studio.[6] On 7 September 1941, a Vickers Wellington of the Royal Air Force was shot down and crashed in Drachtstercompagnie. The 6 crew members are buried at the local cemetery in a Commonwealth grave.[7]

  • Farms in Drachtstercompagnie
    Farms in Drachtstercompagnie
  • Little house in Drachtstercompagnie
    Little house in Drachtstercompagnie
  • House in Drachtstercompagnie
    House in Drachtstercompagnie
  • Duck house
    Duck house

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 9222LA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  3. ^ Bevolkingscijfers Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine - Smallingerland
  4. ^ "Drachtstercompagnie - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Drachtstercompagnie" (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Drachtster Compagnie". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Oorlogsgraven van het Gemenebest Protestants Kerkhof Drachtstercompagnie". Traces of War (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.

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