Coevorden

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Coevorden

Total population

14,355

Coordinates52.66°, 6.74°

Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Coevorden is a municipality and city in the province of Drenthe, in the northeast of the Netherlands. It shares a provincial border with Overijssel and an international one with Germany. The city itself is located between Emmen and Hardenberg on the N34 road, about 2 km from the German border.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Karsten Kroon

Dutch cyclist

E

Erich Drescher

German politician (1894-1956)

Albert Timmer

road bicycle racer

J

Jo Wüthrich

E

Erik Hulzebosch

Dutch speed skater

Hermien van der Weide

Dutch singer (1943-2003)

A

Albert Jonkeren

Dutch politician (1884-1947)

Freerk Datema

Ronnie Ruysdael

Dutch singer

Jan Nico Scholten

Dutch politician and activist

Jan Lukkien

military officer (1913–1993)

Albertus van Riemsdijk

politician (1716-1783)

H

Hindrik Warner Folckers

G

Ger Kleis

Dutch writer and poet

José Been

Dutch journalist

W

Wilt L. Idema

Dutch scholar and Sinologist (born 1944)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Drenthe

• Steenwijksmoer
  1.8 mi away · pop. 925
• Dalen
  2.7 mi away · pop. 3,670
• Dalerveen
  3.7 mi away · pop. 355
• Dalerpeel
  3.7 mi away · pop. 855
• Wachtum
  4.3 mi away · pop. 390
• Zwinderen
  5.3 mi away · pop. 415
• Veenoord
  5.7 mi away · pop. 2,208
• Zandpol
  5.8 mi away · pop. 457
• Nieuwlande
  5.9 mi away · pop. 1,355
• Schoonebeek
  6 mi away · pop. 4,413
• Nieuw-Amsterdam
  6.2 mi away · pop. 4,808
• Geesbrug
  6.4 mi away · pop. 1,345

Browse all places in Drenthe →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Coevorden

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-25

Speckled Bush-cricket

Leptophyes punctatissima

Seen 2026-09-19

Common Hedgehog

Erinaceus europaeus

Seen 2026-09-19

Southern Oak Bush-cricket

Meconema meridionale

Seen 2026-09-18

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Seen 2026-09-16

Orius niger

Orius niger

Seen 2026-09-06

Yellow-faced Blowfly

Cynomya mortuorum

Seen 2026-09-06

Common Drone Fly

Eristalis tenax

Seen 2026-09-06

Speckled Wood

Pararge aegeria

Seen 2026-09-06

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers