Drentsche Aa
The Drentsche Aa is a river rising in the Dutch province of Drenthe, flowing through Drenthe and for the last part the province of Groningen. It ends in the Schipsloot near Haren, which flows into the Noord-Willemskanaal; however, originally it ended into the Selwerderdiep.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the Netherlands
- Also known as: “Drentsche A” and “Drentse Aa”
Places of Interest
Highlights include De Witte Molen and Museum Vosbergen.
De Witte Molen
Industrial building
Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.
De Witte Molen is an industrial building.
Verzorgingsplaats Glimmermade
Rest area
Photo: Onderwijsgek, CC BY-SA 2.5 nl.
Verzorgingsplaats Glimmermade is a rest area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glimmen and Haren.
Glimmen
Village
Photo: Iijjccoo, Public domain.
Glimmen is a village in the northeastern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Groningen, about 10 kilometres from the city. It had a population of around 1,342 in 2021.
Paterswolde
Village
Photo: Henkgron, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Paterswolde is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Tynaarlo, and lies about 8 km south of city of Groningen.
Drentsche Aa
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Western Frisian—“Drentsche Aa” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Drentsche Aa”
- Catalan: “Drentsche Aa”
- Cebuano: “Drentsche Aa”
- Chinese: “德伦特阿河”
- Chuvash: “Дрентсе-А”
- Dutch: “Drentsche Aa”
- Esperanto: “Drentsche Aa”
- French: “Drentsche Aa”
- Ido: “Drentsche Aa”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Drentsche Aa”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Drentsche Aa”
- Russian: “Дрентсе-А”
- Western Frisian: “Drintske Aa”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lutsborg and Wolddeelen.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Scharlakenhof and Voorveld.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Drentsche Aa”. Photo: Serassot, CC BY-SA 3.0.