Oranje, Netherlands

Village in Drenthe, Netherlands

52°54′N 6°27′E / 52.900°N 6.450°E / 52.900; 6.450CountryNetherlandsProvinceDrentheMunicipalityMidden-DrentheArea

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• Total0.24 km² (0.09 sq mi)Elevation

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15 m (49 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total110 • Density460/km² (1,200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

9416^[1]

Dialing code0592

Oranje is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 13 km southwest of Assen.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1936 as Oranje, and refers to the Oranjekanaal [nl] which was dug in 1854.^[3] In 1913, the potato starch factory of Avebe was built, and a little village was created to house the work force. The factory closed in 1980 and was reused as an indoor playground for children, however it closed in 2015.^[4]

After an initial grudging agreement from the inhabitants to house 700 refugees in a holiday park in their village, on 6 October 2015 the government unilaterally increased this number to 1,400 to be accommodated immediately.^[5] This resulted in outrage and short term blockades of the village by the inhabitants.^[6] The refugees camp was cancelled in 2017.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 9416TB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
^ "Oranje - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Oranje". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
^ "Blokkades opgeheven, bussen rijden Oranje binnen - Binnenland - Voor nieuws, achtergronden en columns". De Volkskrant.
^ Berg, Jurre Van den. "En weg is het 'Oranjegevoel' - Binnenland - Voor nieuws, achtergronden en columns". De Volkskrant.