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]
Drachtstercompagnie
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![]() Location in Smallingerland municipality | |
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• Total | 13.60 km2 (5.25 sq mi) |
Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
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• Total | 1,660 |
• Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
Postal code | 9222[1] |
Dialing code | 0512 |
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]
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