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.

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
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/km2 (91/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9419[1]
Dialing code	0593

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]

References

1. "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. "Drijber". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.