Drachtstercompagnie (West Frisian: Drachtster kompenije) is a small village in Smallingerland in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,185 in January 2017.[3]
History
The village was first mentioned in 1841 as Compagnie (de). It refers to the Drachtster Company who had the concession for the excavation of the peat around Drachten.[4] A Bronze Age burial mound has been discovered, however later the raised bog made the area uninhabitable. The peat excavation started in the middle of the 18th century.[5]
Drachtstercompagnie was home to 374 people in 1840.[6] There was a little church in Drachtstercompagnie built in 1921. It was torn down and rebuilt in the same style in 2000, and is in use a studio.[6] On 7 September 1941, a Vickers Wellington of the Royal Air Force was shot down and crashed in Drachtstercompagnie. The 6 crew members are buried at the local cemetery in a Commonwealth grave.[7]
Gallery
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Farms in Drachtstercompagnie -
Little house in Drachtstercompagnie -
House in Drachtstercompagnie -
Duck house
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9222LA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ Bevolkingscijfers Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine - Smallingerland
- ^ "Drachtstercompagnie - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Drachtstercompagnie" (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Drachtster Compagnie". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Oorlogsgraven van het Gemenebest Protestants Kerkhof Drachtstercompagnie". Traces of War (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
External links
Media related to Drachtstercompagnie at Wikimedia Commons
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