Diever

Diever

Diever

Village in Drenthe, Netherlands

Diever is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld, and lies about 18 km northwest of Hoogeveen.

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Diever is located near the Drentse Hoofdvaart [nl], a major north–south route for pleasure boats in the province of Drenthe. Diever is located next to the Drents-Friese Wold, one of the national parks in the Netherlands, and a attraction for tourists.[3] In the centre of Diever there is the brink, the village square with old buildings surrounding it. The Dutch Reformed Saint Pancratius-church is a 15th-century building, and considered one of the most beautiful churches of Drenthe.

Diever was a separate municipality until 1998, when the new municipality of Westerveld was created.[4]

Shakespeare

In July and August the local people of Diever perform in dramas written by William Shakespeare.[5] Diever is also known as "Shakespeare-town".[6] The plays are being performed in an open-air theatre. The local amateur theater group was formed in 1946 by a local medical doctor, Mr. Derp Broekema.[7] Thus, in 2006 the 60th anniversary of this annual event was celebrated with the performance of Henry IV.[8]

  • House in Diever
  • Market (1980)
  • Archaeological museum
  • Bull in Diever

References

  1. [1]
    "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Postcodetool for 7981AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Informatiecentrum Diever". Nationaal park Drents-Friese wold (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  4. [4]
    Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina". Archived from the original on 20 February 2007. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
  5. [5]
    "Historisch overzicht : Shakespearetheater Diever: Toneel in de open lucht". Shakespeare Theater Diever (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  6. [6]
    "Historisch overzicht : Shakespearetheater Diever: Toneel in de open lucht". Shakespeare Theater Diever (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  7. [7]
    "Historisch overzicht : Shakespearetheater Diever: Toneel in de open lucht". Shakespeare Theater Diever (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  8. [8]
    "Henry IV". Shakespeare Theater Diever (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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