Eesergroen

Eesergroen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn, and lies about 16 km northwest of Emmen.

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Settlement.name: Eesergroen
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Drenthe
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Borger-Odoorn <!--
Settlement.image_map: LocatieBorger-Odoorn.png -->
Settlement.image_map1: Map NL - Borger-Odoorn - Eesergroen.png
Settlement.map_caption1: The village (dark red) and the statistical district (light green) of Eesergroen in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.
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Eesergroen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn, and lies about 16 km northwest of Emmen.

The village was first mentioned in 1942 as "Eesergroen of Eesgroen", and means "trees belonging to Ees. In 1882, the first house was built to cultivate the wilderness. In 1930, a canal was dug and the large scale cultivation of the area started.