Dalen

Dalen (Dutch Low Saxon: Daoln) is a village and a former municipality in the northeastern Netherlands, in the province of Drenthe. Since 1998, Dalen has been part of the municipality of Coevorden.

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Settlement.postal_code: 7751
Settlement.name: Dalen
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Doarpstsjerke fan Dalen.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Church of Dalen
Settlement.image_flag: Dalen vlag.svg
Settlement.image_seal: Dalen wapen.svg
Settlement.seal_size: 50
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Drenthe in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands

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Dalen (Dutch Low Saxon: Daoln) is a village and a former municipality in the northeastern Netherlands, in the province of Drenthe. Since 1998, Dalen has been part of the municipality of Coevorden.

The village was first mentioned in the 12th century as "in Dalon". The etymology is unclear. Dalen is an esdorp which developed in the Early Middle Ages along the road from Coevorden to Groningen. It contains two triangular village greens.