Eesergroen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn, and lies about 16 km northwest of Emmen.

Eesergroen
Village
The village (dark red) and the statistical district (light green) of Eesergroen in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.
Eesergroen Location of the village in the province of Drenthe Show map of Drenthe Eesergroen Eesergroen (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°53′N 6°47′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Drenthe
Municipality	Borger-Odoorn
Established	1882
Area [1]
• Total	6.56 km2 (2.53 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	16 m (52 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	170
• Density	26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9537[1]
Dialing code	0599

The village was first mentioned in 1942 as "Eesergroen of Eesgroen", and means "trees belonging to Ees.[3] In 1882, the first house was built to cultivate the wilderness. In 1930, a canal was dug and the large scale cultivation of the area started.[4]

In 1917, the Maranatha chapel was built by the Rechtzinnig Hervormde Kerk, a Christian fundamentalist congregation. It was decommissioned in 1975 and is now used by an auto workshop. In 1956, a church was built by the Vrijzinnig Hervormde Kerk, a liberal Christianity congregation. It was decommissioned in 1969, and now serves as a holiday home.[4]

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