Drenthe
province of the Netherlands
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Summary
Drenthe is a province of the Netherlands[1]. Drenthe draws 2,252 Wikipedia views per month (province of the netherlands category, ranking #10 of 12).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Netherlands[3]
- Country: Netherlands[4]
- Head of government: Jetta Klijnsma[5]
- Continent: Europe[6]
- Capital: Assen[7]
- Shares border with: Overijssel[8], Lower Saxony[9], Groningen[10], Friesland[11], Emsland[12], County of Bentheim[13]
- Anthem: Mijn Drenthe[14]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Assen[15], Aa en Hunze[16], Borger-Odoorn[17], Coevorden[18], Emmen[19], Hoogeveen[20], Meppel[21], Midden-Drenthe[22], Noordenveld[23], Tynaarlo[24], Westerveld[25], De Wolden[26]
- Flag: flag of Drenthe[27]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Drenthe[28]
- Commons category: Drenthe[29]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[30]
- Archives at: Drenthe Archive[31]
- Inception: January 1, 1796[32]
- Official website: https://www.provincie.drenthe.nl/[33]
- Topic's main category: Category:Drenthe[34]
- Population: 488,988[35], 488,871[36], 491,792[37]
- Office held by head of government: King's Commissioner of Drenthe[38]
- Phone number: +310592 36 55 55[39]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[40], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[41], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[42]
- List of monuments: Lijst van gemeentelijke monumenten in Drenthe[43], list of war memorials in Drenthe[44]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Drenthe[45]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Drenthe[46]
- Demonym: Drent[47], Drentenaar[48], Drint[49], drentano[50]
- Native label: Drenthe[51]
Why It Matters
Drenthe has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] Drenthe is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]