Casino klazienaveen

Place in Drenthe, Netherlands

Klazienaveen is a town to the southeast of Emmen in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is located approx 5&#;km (&#;mi) from the German border. Klazienaveen started as a peat colony owned by Willem Albert Scholten. It has been named after Klaassien Sluis, the wife of Scholten.

History[edit]

In , Willem Albert Scholten bought the hectares (2, acres) Smeulveen to exploit the peat.^[3] In , Scholten offered the skipper Jan Adde Hazewinkel a flag as the first person to transport the peat.^[4] In , a village appeared along the canal. In , Scholten's son Jan Evert renamed Smeulveen and the village Klazienaveen after his mother Klaassien Sluis.^[5] It is one of the two villages in the Netherlands named after a non-royal woman.^[4] In , it was home to 2, people.^[6]

In , the Purit factory opened and produces Norit (activated carbon).^[5] On 23 March , the factory was bombed by the Royal Air Force causing eight deaths among the factory workers. The clock in the engine room stopped and has remained as a reminder.^[4] Since , it is owned by Cabot Corporation.^[7] After World War II, Klazienaveen started expanding rapidly.^[5] In the s, greenhouse cultivation started in Klazienaveen.^[8] The town can be reached via the A37 motorway.^[9]

Notable people[edit]

Gallery[edit]

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  Church in Klazienaveen

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  Peat worker by Bert Kiewit

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  Norit factory

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  Shopping mall

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