Eesergroen

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Eesergroen

| settlement_type = Village

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Netherlands

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Drenthe

| subdivision_type2 = Municipality

| subdivision_name2 = Borger-Odoorn

| image_map1 = Map NL - Borger-Odoorn - Eesergroen.png

| map_caption1 = The village (dark red) and the statistical district (light green) of Eesergroen in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.

| map_caption =

| pushpin_map = Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands

| pushpin_label_position = right

| pushpin_mapsize = 250

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of the village in the province of Drenthe

| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 9537TA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 11 April 2022 }}

| elevation_m = 16

| elevation_min_m =

| elevation_max_m =

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 6.56

| area_land_km2 =

| area_water_km2 =

| established_title = Established

| established_date = 1882

| 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 = 170

| population_as_of = 2021

| population_demonym =

| population_note =

| 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 = 9537

| area_code_type = Dialing code

| area_code = 0599

| coordinates = {{Coord|52|53|N|6|47|E|type:city(150)|display=inline, title}}

}}

Eesergroen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn, and lies about 16 km northwest of Emmen.

The village was first mentioned in 1942 as "Eesergroen of Eesgroen", and means "trees belonging to Ees.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/eesergroen |title=Eesergroen - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=11 April 2022 |language=nl}} In 1882, the first house was built to cultivate the wilderness. In 1930, a canal was dug and the large scale cultivation of the area started.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/eesergroen |title=Eesergroen |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=11 April 2022 |language=nl}}

In 1917, the Maranatha chapel was built by the Rechtzinnig Hervormde Kerk, a Christian fundamentalist congregation. It was decommissioned in 1975 and is now used by an auto workshop. In 1956, a church was built by the Vrijzinnig Hervormde Kerk, a liberal Christianity congregation. It was decommissioned in 1969, and now serves as a holiday home.