Erica
Erica is a town in the north-eastern Netherlands. It is located in Emmen, Drenthe. It started as a peat and buckwheat colony.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 4,830 residents
- Description: village in Emmen, Netherlands
- Also known as: “Erica, Emmen”
- Postal code: 7887
Places of Interest
Highlights include Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Onbevlekt Ontvangenkerk and De Heidebloem.
Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Onbevlekt Ontvangenkerk
Church
Photo: Roleff, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Onbevlekt Ontvangenkerk is a church.
De Heidebloem
Windmill
Photo: Quistnix, CC BY-SA 2.5.
De Heidebloem is a smock mill in Erica, Netherlands. It was built in 1895. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 14962.
Zeldenrust
Windmill
Photo: Silver Spoon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zeldenrust is a smock mill in Zuidbarge, Drenthe, which has been restored to working order. The mill was built in 1857 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 14968. Zeldenrust is situated 4 km north of Erica.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oranjedorp and Amsterdamscheveld.
Oranjedorp
Village
Oranjedorp is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe. Oranjedorp started to develop when the Oranjekanaal was completed in 1858, and peat exploitation started in the area. Oranjedorp is situated 3 km northeast of Erica.
Amsterdamscheveld
Hamlet
Amsterdamscheveld is a hamlet in the Netherlands and is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe. Amsterdamscheveld is situated 3 km south of Erica.
Barger-Oosterveen
Hamlet
Barger-Oosterveen is a hamlet in the Netherlands and is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe. Barger-Oosterveen is a statistical entity, however the postal authorities have placed it under Klazienaveen. Barger-Oosterveen is situated 3½ km southeast of Erica.
Erica
- Categories: cadastral populated place in the Netherlands and locality
- Location: Emmen, Drenthe, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.71584° or 52° 42′ 57″ northLongitude
6.92682° or 6° 55′ 37″ eastPopulation
4,830Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)United Nations Location Code
NL ERAOpen location code
9F48PW8G+8POpenStreetMap ID
node 47271370OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Zeeuws—“Erica” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Erica”
- Cebuano: “Erica”
- Chinese: “Erica”
- Dutch: “Erica (Drenthe)”
- Dutch: “Erica”
- Esperanto: “Erica”
- French: “Erica”
- Irish: “Erica”
- Lithuanian: “Erika”
- Low German: “Erica”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Erica”
- Persian: “اریکا امن”
- Ukrainian: “Ерика”
- Zeeuws: “Erica”
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