Wapserveen

Wapserveen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld, and lies about 21 km northwest of Hoogeveen.

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Settlement.name: Wapserveen
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Overzicht boerderij - Wapserveen - 20375494 - RCE.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Farm in Wapserveen
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Drenthe
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Westerveld <!--
Settlement.image_map: LocatieWesterveld.png -->
Settlement.image_map1: Map NL - Westerveld - Wapserveen.png
Settlement.map_caption1: The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Wapserveen in the municipality of Westerveld.
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands
Settlement.elevation_m: 5
Settlement.area_total_km2: 19.07
Settlement.population_total: 790

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Wapserveen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld, and lies about 21 km northwest of Hoogeveen.

== History == The village was first mentioned in 1395 or 1396 as Wasperveen, which means "peat excavation village belonging to Wapse". Wapserveen is a road village near a peat excavation area. It was founded by colonists from Friesland. Large scale excavation did not start until the 17th and 18th century.