Drachtstercompagnie (West Frisian: Drachtster kompenije [ˈdraχtstr̩ kompəˈnɛi.ə]) is a small village in Smallingerland in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands.
It refers to the Drachtster Company who had the concession for the excavation of the peat around Drachten.
[4] A Bronze Age burial mound has been discovered, however later the raised bog made the area uninhabitable.
[6] On 7 September 1941, a Vickers Wellington of the Royal Air Force was shot down and crashed in Drachtstercompagnie.
The 6 crew members are buried at the local cemetery in a Commonwealth grave.