Drijber

Drijber is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 9 km north of Hoogeveen.

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Drijber
Village
Farm in Drijber
The village (dark red) and the statistical district (light green) of Drijber in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe.
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Coordinates: 52°47′30″N 6°32′14″E / 52.79167°N 6.53722°E / 52.79167; 6.53722
Country	Netherlands
Province	Drenthe
Municipality	Midden-Drenthe
Area [1]
• Total	13.48 km2 (5.20 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	15 m (49 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	475
• Density	35.2/km2 (91.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9419[1]
Dialing code	0593
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The village was first mentioned in 1217 as Triburd, and means "three neighbourhoods".^[3] The area around Drijber was first settled around 300 BC, however it was abandoned around 425.^[4]

Drijber was home to 68 people in 1840. In 1928, a little church was built in the village.^[4]

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
2. ^ "Postcodetool for 9419TE". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
3. ^ "Drijber - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
4. ^ ^{a b} "Drijber". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.

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