Klazienaveen

Klazienaveen is a town to the southeast of Emmen in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is located approx 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.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Klazienaveen is referenced by 40 other articles, and connects out to Netherlands, geographic coordinate system and International Standard Book Number.

It is catalogued under topics including 1899 establishments in the Netherlands, Emmen, Netherlands and Populated places in Drenthe.

Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.

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Place details

Locality: Klazienaveen
Region: Drenthe
Country: Nederland
Population: 11,919
Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Klazienaveen
Settlement.image_skyline: Klazienaveen Molenwijk.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: Klazienaveen (Molenwijk)
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Drenthe
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Emmen
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands
Settlement.elevation_m: 21
Settlement.area_total_km2: 30.05
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_date: 1899
Settlement.population_total: 11,980
Settlement.population_as_of: 2021

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Wikidata facts

Country: Netherlands
Located in: Emmen
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Image: Klazienaveen Molenwijk.jpg

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Commons category: Klazienaveen
postal code: 7890–7892
P8168: July 2006 Java earthquake

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Encyclopedic overview

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== History == In 1874, Willem Albert Scholten bought the Smeulveen to exploit the peat. In 1890, Scholten offered the skipper Jan Adde Hazewinkel a flag as the first person to transport the peat. 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. It is one of the two villages in the Netherlands named after a non-royal woman. In 1932, it was home to 2,327 people.

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