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Village in Drenthe, Netherlands From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Odoorn (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈoːdoːr(ə)n]) is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn, and lies about nine km north of Emmen.
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The village was first mentioned in 1327 as "Remboldus in Oderen". It is assumed it means "settlement of the people of Odheri (person)", because older forms often used the suffix -ing.[3]
Odoorn is an esdorp which developed in the Early Middle Ages on the Hondsrug along the road from Groningen to Coevorden. In the 13th century, a daughter church of Anloo was established in the village, and it developed into the central settlement for the satellites Valthe and Exloo.[4]
The Dutch Reformed church was built around 1200 and is built using many large stones. Some of the stones have probably been taken from nearby hunebedden (dolmen). The church suffered a collapse in 1634. It was extensively modified between 1856 and 1857. In 1897, it was restored after a fire.[4][5]
The hunebed (dolmen) D32 is located near Odoorn. It is still half buried in the ground. It used to have five capstones, however one has gone missing.[6]
Odoorn was home to 348 people in 1840.[5] On 22 July 1945, three children were playing with left-over German ammunition, and they were killed when the ammunition exploded. In 1997, a memorial was placed at the site.[7] Odoorn was a separate municipality until 1998, when it merged with Borger.[8]
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Odoorn hosts the multi-culture festival SIVO International Folkloristic Dans festival.[5]
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Hunebed (dolmen) D32
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