Nieuw-Dordrecht
Village
Nieuw-Dordrecht, reformed church
Nieuw-Dordrecht, reformed church
Nieuw-Dordrecht is located in Drenthe
Nieuw-Dordrecht
Nieuw-Dordrecht
Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands
Nieuw-Dordrecht is located in Netherlands
Nieuw-Dordrecht
Nieuw-Dordrecht
Nieuw-Dordrecht (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°45′N 6°58′E / 52.750°N 6.967°E / 52.750; 6.967
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceDrenthe
MunicipalityEmmen
Established1856
Area
[1]
 • Total8.31 km2 (3.21 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
23 m (75 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total2,080
 • Density250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Postal code
7885
Dialing code0591

Nieuw-Dordrecht is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe. The village is home to Museum Collectie Brands, a museum which houses the extensive collection of items collected and gathered by Jans Brands.

History

Nieuw-Dordrecht was established in 1856 to excavate the peat east of the Oranjekanaal [nl] by Drentsche Veen en Middenkanaal Maatschappij, a company based in Dordrecht.[3] In 1932, it was home to 832 people.[4] In the 1950s, the economy became based on the textile industry.[3]

In 2011, Museum Collectie Brands opened in Nieuw-Dordrecht. It contains the collection of Jan Brands who collected over 20,000 object and more than 50,000 books which covered his entire farm.[5]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 7885AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Nieuw-Dordrecht". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  4. ^ Jan Harm Tuntler (1935). In en om de gemeente Emmen (in Dutch). Ten Kate. p. 89. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Museum Collectie Brands". Drentse Musea (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
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