Deurze
Village
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceDrenthe
MunicipalityAa en Hunze
Coordinates52°59′1″N 6°36′33″E
Elevation11 m
Area total0.50 km²
Population total85
Population as of2021
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
Time zone (DST)CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code9457[1]
Dialing code0592

Deurze is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 4 km southeast of Assen.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1259 as "curtem Durse". The etymology is unclear.[2] In 1258, Otto I of Bentheim awarded former possessions of the monastery Maria in Campis, who moved to Assen, to Hako Stevenzoon van Hardenberg. The lands would become known as Deurze. There was a wind mill, however it was destroyed by Christoph Bernhard von Galen, the Prince-Bishop of Münster in 1672 who had built a sconce near the village for his failed invasion of the Netherlands.[3]

Deurze was home to 58 people in 1840.[3]

Transportation

There is no railway station here. The nearest station is Assen station. The nearest bus stop is about 1 km north of the centre at which the services 10, 21, 24 and 28 stop.

For further information see Aa en Hunze#Transportation.

References

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 10 April 2022. two entries
  2. ^ "Deurze - (geografische naam)" (in Dutch). Etymologiebank. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Deurze" (in Dutch). Plaatsengids. Retrieved 10 April 2022.