Exloërveen is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn, and lies about 15 km north of Emmen.

Exloërveen
Hamlet
Swimming pool in Exloërveen
Exloërveen in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.
Exloërveen Location of the village in the province of Drenthe Show map of Drenthe Exloërveen Exloërveen (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°54′N 6°54′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Drenthe
Municipality	Borger-Odoorn
Area [1]
• Total	8.23 km2 (3.18 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	9 m (30 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	100
• Density	12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9574[1]
Dialing code	0599

The hamlet was first mentioned in 1899 as Exloërveen, and means "peat excavation settlement belonging to Exloo". The excavation started in the 17th century.[3] Exloërveen is considered outside of the build up area, however it does have place name signs.[4]

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