The name Drenthe is said to stem from thrija-hantja meaning "three lands".
Drenthe has been populated by people since prehistory. Artifacts from the Wolstonian Stage(150,000 years ago) are among the oldest found in

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Drenthe is situated at 52°55′N 6°35′E / 52.917°N 6.583°E in the northeast of the Netherlands; with to the north the province Groningen,

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Agriculture is an important employer, although industrial areas are found near the cities. The quietness of the province is also attracting a growing

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The States of Drenthe have 41 seats, and is headed by the King's Commissioner, currently Jetta Klijnsma. While the provincial council is elected by the people of Drenthe, the

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ASTRON, the Netherlands institute for radio astronomy, is located near Dwingeloo. Their single-dish radio telescope of the Dwingeloo Radio Observatory

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RTV Drenthe, the regional radio and television station, is based in Assen. The regional daily newspaper for the provinces of Drenthe and Groningen

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Language
Over half the population of Drenthe speaks the Drents dialect. Each town or village has its own version. All versions are part of the Low Saxonlanguage group. Dutch Low Saxon has been officially recognised by the Dutch government as

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