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    The village was first mentioned in 1936 as Oranje, and refers to the Oranjekanaal [nl] which was dug in 1854. In 1913, the potato starch factory of Avebe...
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    station Musselkanaal Valthermond railway station Nijeveen railway station Oranjekanaal railway station Oudemolen railway station Ruinerwold railway station...
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    Schoonoord was founded in 1854 by labourmen from Smilde who dug the Oranjekanaal. Later, when the peat in the neighbouring Odoornerveen was being cut...
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    Hijken (category Midden-Drenthe)
    province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 13 km south of Assen, the province capital of Drenthe. The village...
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    Emmen and is part of the municipality of Coevorden. It lies along the Oranjekanaal [nl], between Noord-Sleen and Klijndijk. 't Haantje was first mentioned...
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  • Wezuperbrug (category Populated places in Drenthe)
    Coevorden municipality in Drenthe. It was first mentioned in 1942 Wezeperbrug, and refers to the bridge over the Oranjekanaal near Wezup. The settlement...
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    Oranjedorp (category Populated places in Drenthe)
    and it is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe. Oranjedorp started to develop when the Oranjekanaal [nl] was completed in 1858, and peat exploitation...
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    Odoornerveen (category Populated places in Drenthe)
    as "Odoorner veen", and means "peat colony of Odoorn". In 1854, the Oranjekanaal [nl] was dug to excavate the peat in the area and the village developed...
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    Nieuw-Dordrecht (category Populated places in Drenthe)
    Nieuw-Dordrecht was established in 1856 to excavate the peat east of the Oranjekanaal [nl] by Drentsche Veen en Middenkanaal Maatschappij, a company based...
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    Zeldenrust, Zuidbarge (category Windmills in Drenthe)
    Zeldenrust is a smock mill in Zuidbarge, Drenthe, which has been restored to working order. The mill was built in 1857 and is listed as a Rijksmonument...
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