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Emmer-Compascuum

Drenthe, Netherlands · Europe

About Emmer-Compascuum

Emmer-Compascuum is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Emmer-Erfscheidenveen, 21km from Hunebedcentrum.

Emmer-Compascuum is a town located in Drenthe, Netherlands. With a population of 8,130, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Emmer-Compascuum sits in Netherlands, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Amsterdam time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Emmer-Compascuum to your route.

About Emmer-Compascuum

Emmer-Compascuum is a village in the Netherlands and is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe. Emmer-Compascuum is located in the Bourtange moor between Germany and the Netherlands. It was originally a compascuum (common pasture). In 1879, Emmer-Compascuum was established. Emmer-Compascuum is often referred as

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Emmer-Compascuum is located in Drenthe, Netherlands, Europe. The coordinates are 52.8117 latitude, 7.0472 longitude.

What is the population of Emmer-Compascuum?

Emmer-Compascuum has a population of approximately 8,130 people, making it a town in Netherlands.

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Quick Information

Population
8,130
Continent
Europe
Country
Netherlands
Region
Drenthe
Timezone
Europe/Amsterdam
Coordinates
52.8117, 7.0472

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Netherlands

Police
112
Ambulance
112
Fire
112
Non-emergency police
0900-8844
Driving side
right

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Worth the detour from Emmer-Compascuum

3 notable places within an hour's drive.

ancient ruins

Hunebedcentrum

Museum in Borger beside D27, the largest of the Netherlands' 5,000-year-old hunebed dolmens: 22-metre granite burial chambers older than Stonehenge, scattered along the Drenthe hondsrug ridge.

21 km · about 25 min drive

photogenic

Fort Bourtange

1593 star fortress village in remote Groningen restored to its 1742 form: a living five-pointed star of moats, bastions and wooden drawbridges with a cobbled marketplace at its heart, most striking from the ramparts or the air.

24 km · about 25 min drive

racetrack

TT Circuit Assen

The Cathedral of Speed -- the only circuit to have hosted a MotoGP round every year since the championship began in 1949.

39 km · about 45 min drive

Driving in Netherlands

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€2.04/litre
Motorway tolls
None

When to drive here

April to October

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Emmer-Compascuum.

Emmer-Erfscheidenveen

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4 km awayPop. 1,875

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8 km awayPop. 3,090

Emmerhout

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8 km awayPop. 7,375

Angelslo

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9 km awayPop. 7,840

Nieuw-Dordrecht

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9 km awayPop. 1,370

Valthermond

🇳🇱 Netherlands

10 km awayPop. 3,385

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