Drijber

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| name = Drijber

| settlement_type = Village

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| native_name_lang = nl

| image_skyline = File:Zij- en voorgevel nr. 528-7 - Drijber - 20495622 - RCE.jpg

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| image_caption = Farm in Drijber

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| image_map1 = Map NL - Midden-Drenthe - Drijber.png

| map_caption1 = The village (dark red) and the statistical district (light green) of Drijber in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe.

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| pushpin_label_position = left

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Netherlands

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Netherlands

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Drenthe

| subdivision_type2 = Municipality

| subdivision_name2 = Midden-Drenthe

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| coordinates = {{coord|52|47|30|N|6|32|14|E|region:NL_type:city(120)|display=inline,title}}

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| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 9419TE |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 11 April 2022 }}

| elevation_m = 15

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| area_total_km2 = 13.48

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| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=11 April 2022}}

| population_total = 475

| population_as_of = 2021

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| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_density_urban_km2 = auto

| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 9419

| area_code_type = Dialing code

| area_code = 0593

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Drijber is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 9 km north of Hoogeveen.

The village was first mentioned in 1217 as Triburd, and means "three neighbourhoods".{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/drijber |title=Drijber - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=11 April 2022 |language=nl}} The area around Drijber was first settled around 300 BC, however it was abandoned around 425.

Drijber was home to 68 people in 1840. In 1928, a little church was built in the village.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/drijber |title=Drijber |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=11 April 2022 |language=nl}}

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