Emmer-Erfscheidenveen

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Emmer-Erfscheidenveen
Hamlet
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Emmer-Erfscheidenveen
Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands
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Emmer-Erfscheidenveen
Emmer-Erfscheidenveen (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°48′13″N6°59′23″E / 52.8035°N 6.9896°E / 52.8035; 6.9896 Coordinates: 52°48′13″N6°59′23″E / 52.8035°N 6.9896°E / 52.8035; 6.9896
Country Netherlands
Province Drenthe
Municipality Emmen
Area
[1]
 • Total2.98 km2 (1.15 sq mi)
Elevation
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14 m (46 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total1,785
 • Density600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Postal code
7881
Dialing code 0591

Emmer-Erfscheidenveen is a hamlet in the Netherlands and it is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe.

The name translates to "bog property division of Emmen". In 1938, it was designated a hamlet and part of Emmer-Compascuum. [3] Emmer-Erfscheidenveen has a sizeable population, [1] a church and retail, therefore, it should have been considered a village. [3] The postal authorities have put it under Emmer-Compascuum. [4]

Bog body

In 1938, the son of Middeljans, an inhabitant of Emmer-Erfscheidenveen, discovered what he believed to be human remains in the moorland. His father brought in the police who could not make sense of it, and decided not to investigate. Several days later, he told his teacher about the discovery, and the teacher decided to consult an expert. [5]

It was a bog body of a tall man. Only the skin of his body had remained, however his clothes were in good condition. He was buried on a wooden stretcher. [6] The body has been dated to the 12th to 14th century BC making it one of the oldest bog bodies in the Netherlands. He was probably killed. The body is on display in the Drents Museum. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 7881AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Emmer-Erfscheidenveen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Postcode 7881 in Emmer-Compascuum". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Oudheidskamer De Hondsrug in bezit van een veenlijk". Provinciale Drentsche en Asser courant (in Dutch). 27 October 1938. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Een lijk van 2000 jaar gevonden". Het volksdagblad (in Dutch). 27 October 1938. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Man van Emmer-Erfscheidenveen". Geheugen van Drenthe (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2022.


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