Oranje, Netherlands
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Oranje is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 13 km southwest of Assen.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1936 as Oranje, and refers to the Template:Ill which was dug in 1854.[1] In 1913, the potato starch factory of Avebe was built, and a little village was created to house the work force. The factory closed in 1980 and was reused as an indoor playground for children, however it closed in 2015.[2]
After an initial grudging agreement from the inhabitants to house 700 refugees in a holiday park in their village, on 6 October 2015 the government unilaterally increased this number to 1,400 to be accommodated immediately.[3] This resulted in outrage and short term blockades of the village by the inhabitants.[4] The refugees camp was cancelled in 2017.[2]
