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Drenthe
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Drenthe [ˈdrɛn.tə] ( listen) is a province o the Netherlands, locatit in the north-east o the kintra. The caipital ceety is Assen. It is bordered bi Overijssel tae the sooth, Friesland tae the wast, Groningen tae the north, an Germany (destricts o Emsland an Bentheim) tae the east.
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Drenthe | |
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Anthem: Mijn Drenthe | |
![]() Location o Drenthe in the Netherlands | |
Kintra | Netherlands |
Inclusion | 1796 |
Caipital | Assen |
Lairgest ceety | Assen |
Govrenment | |
• Queen's Commissioner | Jetta Klijnsma (PvdA) |
Area | |
• Land | 2,642 km2 (1,020 sq mi) |
• Water | 38 km2 (15 sq mi) |
Area rank | 7t |
Population (2010) | |
• Land | 489,918 |
• Rank | 10t |
• Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) |
• Density rank | 12t |
ISO 3166 code | NL-DR |
Religion (2005) | Protestant 22.7% Catholic 7.6% Muslim 1.7% |
Website | www.drenthe.nl |
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