Oranjedorp

Oranjedorp is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe.

Oranjedorp started to develop when the Oranjekanaal [nl] was completed in 1858, and peat exploitation started in the area.

[4] Even though the postal authorities have placed it under Nieuw-Dordrecht.

[3] In 1988, a gas desulfurization plant of the Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij [nl] opened in Oranjedorp,[8] and industry started to move to the village.

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