DRENTHE

drĕnˈtə, province (1994 pop. 451,400), c.1,030 sq mi (2,670 sq km), NE Netherlands, bordering Germany in the east. Assen is the capital, and Emmen is the chief industrial center. The province is comprised largely of heath country where farming is pursued. Manufactures include food products, textiles, and metal goods. An oil industry has gradually developed near Schoonebeek. Long subject to the bishops of Utrecht, Drenthe passed (1536) to Emperor Charles V. It was part of the United Provinces of the Netherlands from 1581, but was not entitled to a seat in the States-General until 1796.

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books on: Drenthe  - 149 results

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1.
The Dutch Republic: Its Rise, Greatness, and Fall, 1477-1806
Book by Jonathan Israel; Clarendon Press, 1995
Subjects: Netherlands--History--1648-1795, Netherlands--History--Batavian Republic, 1795-1806, Netherlands--History--House Of Habsburg, 1477-1556, Netherlands--History--Wars Of Independence, 1556-1648
...Ommelands, under the Republic, with Groningen, Westerwoede, and Drenthe 249 9. The Dutch defensive...prince-bishop of Utrecht who had designs on Groningen and Drenthe, was also impelled by the potentially disruptive impact of...
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The Low Countries
Book by Sigfried J. de Laet; Frederick A. Praeger, Inc., 1958
Subjects: Netherlands--Antiquities
...being at Ureterp , Groningen Marum , Drenthe Gasselte, Havelte, Rolde , Guelders...Makkinga, Kjellingen, Appelsga, Houtigehage , Drenthe Gees, Hullen , Guelders Elspeet , Overijssel...antler has been discovered near Emmen in Drenthe; a series of fossil Boreal skulls, some...
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Dutch American Voices: Letters from the United States, 1850-1930
Book by Herbert J. Brinks; Cornell University Press, 1995
Subjects: Dutch Americans--Correspondence, Dutch Americans--History--Sources
...McBain, Michigan, to Hoogeveen, Drenthe ii. RURAL...429 Chicago to Borger, Drenthe 21. Jan Willem...the economically stagnant region of Drenthe, Gelderland, and Overijssel, whose sandy...
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Early Medieval Settlements: The Archaeology of Rural Communities in North-West Europe, 400-900
Book by Helena Hamerow; Oxford University Press, 2002
Subjects: Agricultural Geography--Europe, Western, Agriculture--Europe, Western--History, Europe, Western--Antiquities, Europe, Western--Rural Conditions--History, Land Settlement--Europe, Western
...settlements, beginning with Wijster in Drenthe (1958-61) and including, perhaps most notably, Odoorn, also in Drenthe, Flogeln-Eekholtjen in Lower Saxony...Flogeln in Lower Saxony, the province of Drenthe in the northern Netherlands, the Veluwe...
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Van Gogh: A Self-Portrait; Letters Revealing His Life as a Painter
Book by W. H. Auden, Vincent van Gogh; New York Graphic Society, 1961
Subjects: Artists--Correspondence, Reminiscences, Etc
...household was broken up and Vincent left for the province of Drenthe in the northeastern Netherlands , a sparsely populated region...Goghs lived. Drawn shortly after Vincents return home from Drenthe. His studio was in a shed behind the house. Letter 344...
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Religious Assortative Marriage in the Netherlands, 1938-1983
Journal article by John Hendrickx; Review of Religious Research, Vol. 33, 1991
Subjects: Religion, Religion And Sociology
...northern provinces Friesland, Groningen, Drenthe have a protestant majority and a Figure...parameter for Catholic inmarriage in Drenthe in 1938 (value 112) has been clipped...protestant provinces Groningen, Friesland, Drenthe, and Overijssel in 1938 and 1963. These...
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Knowledge Spillovers and Total Factor Productivity: Evidence Using a Spatial Panel Data Model
Journal article by Manfred M. Fischer, Thomas Scherngell, Martin Reismann; Geographical Analysis, Vol. 41, 2009
Subjects: Capital--Evaluation, Economic growth--Evaluation, Industrial productivity--Evaluation, Technological innovations--Economic aspects
...Campania; Puglia; Basilicata; Calabria; Sicilia; Sardegna Luxembourg:Luxembourg (Grand-Duche) NetherlaGroningen; Friesland; Drenthe; Overijssel; Gelderland; Flevoland; Utrecht; Noord-Holland; Zuid-Holland; Zeeland; Noord-Brabant; Limburg (NL) Portugal: Norte...
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Bedding the Nightmare: Somatic Experience and Narrative Meaning in Dutch and Flemish Legend Texts
Journal article by Willem De Blecourt; Folklore, Vol. 114, 2003
Subjects: Flanders--Folklore, legends, etc., Folk literature--Research, Folklore--Research, Nightmares--Folklore, legends, etc.
...Tillhagen 1960, 326). In The Netherlands, it has been reported mainly from the northern provinces of Frisia, Groningen, and Drenthe, although from this last province comes only one text (Wever 75.7). There it is contiguous to north German variants (cf. van...
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The Geography of Knowledge Spillovers between High-Technology Firms in Europe: Evidence from a Spatial Interaction Modeling Perspective
Journal article by Manfred M. Fischer, Thomas Scherngell, Eva Jansenberger; Geographical Analysis, Vol. 38, 2006
Subjects: High technology industry--Environmental aspects
...NL12 Friesland NL13 Drenthe NL21 Overijssel NL22...
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Comparing Local Cross-Border Relations under the EU and NAFTA
Journal article by Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly; Canadian-American Public Policy, 2004
Subjects: Boundaries (Geography)--International aspects, Boundaries--International aspects, Commercial treaties--Management, European Union--International relations, Trade agreements--Management
...percent of its exports coming from and going to the NPC. The first trading partners of the Dutch provinces of Overjissel and Drenthe, or the Lands of North-Westphalia and Lower-Saxony, are their mutual countries. Lower-Saxonys second trading partner is the...
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Treasures from the Van Gogh Museum
Magazine article; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), November 1998
Subjects: Amsterdam, Netherlands, Art museums, Gogh, Vincent van--Exhibitions, Museums
...and there, too, he concentrated mainly on drawing. In late 1883, after a brief stay in the wilds of the moorland province of Drenthe, he went back to live with his parents, who had moved to the village of Nuenen, near Eindhoven. It was there that he first...


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newspaper articles on: Drenthe  - 68 results

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Football: Drenthe Shines in His Final Test; Dutch Style Sees Them Hold on to Under-21 Crown
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), June 25, 2007
Football: Drenthe Shines in His Final Test; Dutch Style...Under-21s 4 Italy Under-21s 1 ROYSTON Drenthe signed off in style when Holland Under-21s...victory over Serbia, writes MIKE MCGRATH. Drenthe, 20, is eligible for the next qualifying...
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Football: Drenthe Turns on the Style; UNDER-21s EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), June 25, 2007
Football: Drenthe Turns on the Style; UNDER-21s EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP. Royston Drenthe signed off in style when Holland Under-21s retained...crown in Groningen with victory over Serbia. Drenthe, aged 20, is eligible for the next qualifying...
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Robben Stays at Home as Real Continue Their Chase; in the Thick of Things: New Chelsea Signing Steve Sidwell Tackles Royston Drenthe Last Night
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), July 26, 2007
...Robben Stays at Home as Real Continue Their Chase; in the Thick of Things: New Chelsea Signing Steve Sidwell Tackles Royston Drenthe Last Night. Byline: LEO SPALL Feyenoord 1 Chelsea 1 CHELSEA say the only reason Real Madrid target Arjen Robben missed...
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CRobben Stays at Home as Real Continue Their Chase; Robben Stays at Home asIn the Thick of Things: New Chelsea Signing Steve Sidwell Tackles Royston Drenthe during the 1-1 Draw against Dutch Side Feyenoord Last Night
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), July 26, 2007
...Real Continue Their Chase; Robben Stays at Home asIn the Thick of Things: New Chelsea Signing Steve Sidwell Tackles Royston Drenthe during the 1-1 Draw against Dutch Side Feyenoord Last Night. Byline: LEO SPALL Feyenoord 1 Chelsea 1 CHELSEA say the only...
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Football: HOTLINE SPECIAL - ROY'S THE BOY, JOSE; BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE Blues to Land Young Dutch Master
Newspaper article; The People (London, England), July 1, 2007
...Dutch Master. FLYING Dutchman Royston Drenthe will check in with Chelsea this week...a pounds 4million move from Feyenoord. Drenthe was spotted by Chelsea before the tournament...confirmed he was the real deal. And Drenthe, plus his advisers, jetted in to push...
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encyclopedia articles on: Drenthe  - 5 results

 
 
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Drenthe
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
DRENTHE dren t , province (1994 pop. 451,400), c.1,030 sq mi (2,670 sq km), NE Netherlands, bordering Germany in the east. Assen...textiles, and metal goods. An oil industry has gradually developed near Schoonebeek. Long subject to the bishops of Utrecht, Drenthe passed (1536) to Emperor Charles V. It was part of the United Provinces of the Netherlands from 1581, but was not entitled...
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Assen
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ASSEN as n, city (1994 pop. 52,268), capital of Drenthe prov., NE Netherlands. It is an industrial, administrative, and agricultural center. The citys principal growth began in 1945...
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Emmen , City, Netherlands
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
EMMEN , city, Netherlands em n, city (1994 pop. 93,476), Drenthe prov., NE Netherlands. Manufactures include textiles and electronic equipment. Natural gas is found and processed in the region...
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Netherlands, Austrian and Spanish
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Holland , and Zeeland. His son, Emperor Charles V, added Utrecht , Gelderland , Overijssel , Friesland , and Drenthe and in 1547 declared the entire Netherlands hereditary Hapsburg possessions. In 1555 he abdicated the Netherlands in favor...
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Netherlands
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Groningen , all of which border on the North Sea; and North Brabant , Limburg , Utrecht , Gelderland , Overijssel , Drenthe , and Flevoland. The country is mostly low-lying. About 40% of it is situated below sea level and comprises territory (mostly...


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