Emmerdennen - Emmen NL
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dreamhummie
N 52° 47.832 E 006° 55.861
32U E 360508 N 5851717
The Emmerdennen is a forest area in Emmen, The Netherlands.
Waymark Code: WMP1CN
Location: Drenthe, Netherlands
Date Posted: 06/09/2015
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The first afforestation was in 1850, but already in 1824 there was seeding of pine seed on the sand hills to prevent erosion of sand for farmers Emmen Westenesch. The highest point of the Hondsrug lies in the Emmerdennen. In the forest are several lakes, the Appeltje, Sand Meertje and Haantjebakmeer.
In 1907 was NV Emmerdennen founded and this contributed to the forest in 1918 over to the Forestry Commission , which the forest further expanded. NV Emmerdennen was disbanded in 1921. The Emmerdennen is 253 hectares.
Today, the forest is a hiking area between the residential areas of Emmen . Also located near the forest a mini camping .
Dolmen D45 , one of the ten dolmens located within the municipality of Emmen, is in the Emmerdennen. According to tradition, the dent in one of the capstones caused by King Louis Napoleon , during his visit to Drenthe in 1809, with horse and on top of all this dolmen stood.
Google translate from wikipedia.
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