Klazienaveen

Coordinates: 52°44′N 6°59′E / 52.733°N 6.983°E / 52.733; 6.983
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Klazienaveen
Klazienaveen (Molenwijk)
Klazienaveen (Molenwijk)
Klazienaveen is located in Drenthe
Klazienaveen
Klazienaveen
Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands
Klazienaveen is located in Netherlands
Klazienaveen
Klazienaveen
Klazienaveen (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°44′N 6°59′E / 52.733°N 6.983°E / 52.733; 6.983
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceDrenthe
MunicipalityEmmen
Established1899
Area
[1]
 • Total30.05 km2 (11.60 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
21 m (69 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total11,980
 • Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Postal code
7891
Dialing code0591
Major roadsA37

Klazienaveen is a town to the southeast of Emmen in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is located approx 5 km (3.1 mi) from the German border. Klazienaveen started as a peat colony owned by Willem Albert Scholten. It has been named after Klaassien Sluis, the wife of Scholten.

History[edit]

In 1874, Willem Albert Scholten bought the 974 hectares (2,410 acres) Smeulveen to exploit the peat.[3] In 1890, Scholten offered the skipper Jan Adde Hazewinkel a flag as the first person to transport the peat.[4] In 1899, a village appeared along the canal. In 1903, Scholten's son Jan Evert renamed Smeulveen and the village Klazienaveen after his mother Klaassien Sluis.[5] It is one of the two villages in the Netherlands named after a non-royal woman.[4] In 1932, it was home to 2,327 people.[6]

In 1921, the Purit factory opened and produces Norit (activated carbon).[5] On 23 March 1945, the factory was bombed by the Royal Air Force causing eight deaths among the factory workers. The clock in the engine room stopped and has remained as a reminder.[4] Since 2012, it is owned by Cabot Corporation.[7] After World War II, Klazienaveen started expanding rapidly.[5] In the 1960s, greenhouse cultivation started in Klazienaveen.[8] The town can be reached via the A37 motorway.[9]

Notable people[edit]

Gallery[edit]

  • Church in Klazienaveen
    Church in Klazienaveen
  • Peat worker by Bert Kiewit
    Peat worker by Bert Kiewit
  • Norit factory
    Norit factory
  • Shopping mall
    Shopping mall

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 7891AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Willem Albert Scholten". Geheugen van Drenthe (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Klazienaveen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  5. ^ a b c Ronald Stenvert (2001). Klazienaveen (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders Uitgevers. p. 140. ISBN 90 400 9454 3. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  6. ^ Jan Harm Tuntler (1935). In en om de gemeente Emmen (in Dutch). Ten Kate. p. 89.
  7. ^ Resnick-Ault, Jessica (21 June 2012). "Cabot Corp. to Buy Norit for $1.1 Billion, Add Activated Carbon". Bloomberg.
  8. ^ "Glastuinbouw in Klazienaveen". Tuinbouw Emmen (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Halfjaar lang wegwerkzaamheden aan A37 Holsloot richting Duitse grens". Klazienaveen Lokaal (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Ruben Roosken: Klazienavener bij FC Emmen én verre familie van goalgetter Tonny Roosken". Dagblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 16 September 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  11. ^ "J.R.H. (Hanja) Maij-Weggen". Dutch Parliament (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 March 2022.

External links[edit]

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