Nieuw-Dordrecht
Nieuw-Dordrecht is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe. The village is home to Museum Collectie Brands, a museum which houses the extensive collection of items collected and gathered by Jans Brands.
History
Nieuw-Dordrecht was established in 1856 to excavate the peat east of the Oranjekanaal [nl] by Drentsche Veen en Middenkanaal Maatschappij, a company based in Dordrecht.[3] In 1932, it was home to 832 people.[4] In the 1950s, the economy became based on the textile industry.[3]
In 2011, Museum Collectie Brands opened in Nieuw-Dordrecht. It contains the collection of Jan Brands who collected over 20,000 object and more than 50,000 books which covered his entire farm.[5]
Gallery
- Between Nieuw-Dordrecht and Klazienaveen, the ditch in the peat landscape
- Museum Collectie Brands
- Town limits sign
References
- ^ a b "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 7885AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Nieuw-Dordrecht". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ Jan Harm Tuntler (1935). In en om de gemeente Emmen (in Dutch). Ten Kate. p. 89. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Museum Collectie Brands". Drentse Musea (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
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