Deurze

Deurze is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 4 km southeast of Assen.

Deurze
Village
Deurze (2018)
Deurze in the municipality of Aa en Hunze.
Deurze Location in the Netherlands Show map of Drenthe Deurze Deurze (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°59′1″N 6°36′33″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Drenthe
Municipality	Aa en Hunze
Area [1]
• Total	0.50 km2 (0.19 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	11 m (36 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	85
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9457[1]
Dialing code	0592

History

The village was first mentioned in 1259 as "curtem Durse". The etymology is unclear.^[3] In 1258, Otto I of Bentheim [nl] awarded former possessions of the monastery Maria in Campis [nl], who moved to Assen, to Hako Stevenzoon van Hardenberg. The lands would become known as Deurze. There was a wind mill, however it was destroyed by Christoph Bernhard von Galen, the Prince-Bishop of Münster in 1672 who had built a sconce near the village for his failed invasion of the Netherlands.^[4]

Deurze was home to 58 people in 1840.^[4]

Transportation

There is no railway station here. The nearest station is Assen station. The nearest bus stop is about 1 km north of the centre at which the services 10, 21, 24 and 28 stop.

For further information see Aa en Hunze#Transportation.

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 10 April 2022. two entries
2. "Postcodetool for 9457AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
3. "Deurze - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 April 2022.
4. "Deurze". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 April 2022.