Klijndijk

Klijndijk is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn, and lies about 7 km north of Emmen.

Klijndijk
Village
Former school
The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Klijndijk in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.
Klijndijk Location of the village in the province of Drenthe Show map of Drenthe Klijndijk Klijndijk (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 52.8306°N 6.8582°E / 52.8306; 6.8582
Country	Netherlands
Province	Drenthe
Municipality	Borger-Odoorn
Area [1]
• Total	4.59 km2 (1.77 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	20 m (70 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	745
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7871[1]
Dialing code	0591

The village was first mentioned in 1899 as Klijndijk, and refers to Jasper Klijn, the founder to the peat excavation company.^[3] The earliest reference was on 8 March 1864 when the birth of Aaltje Klos of Kleindijk was registered.^[4]

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 7871PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
3. "Klijndijk (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
4. "Klijndijk". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.