Ekehaar
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| name = Ekehaar
| settlement_type = Village
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| native_name_lang = nl
| image_skyline = File:Karakteristieke landschappen, straten, wetsandweg, Ekehaar, Bestanddeelnr 164-0260.jpg
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| image_caption = Street in Ekehaar
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| image_map1 = Map NL - Aa en Hunze - Ekehaar.png
| map_caption1 = The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Ekehaar in the municipality of Aa en Hunze.
| pushpin_map = Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
| 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 = Aa en Hunze
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| coordinates = {{coord|52|57|9|N|6|36|9|E|region:NL_type:city(266)|display=inline,title}}
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| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 9454PD |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 10 April 2022 }}
| elevation_m = 14
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| area_total_km2 = 9.12
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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=10 April 2022 |quote=two entries}}
| population_total = 430
| 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
| area_code_type = Dialing code
| area_code = 0592
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Ekehaar is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 6 km south of Assen.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1423 as Hekehair, and means "sandy ridge with oak trees".{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/ekehaar |title=Ekehaar - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=10 April 2022 |language=nl}}
Ekehaar was home to 35 people in 1840.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/ekehaar |title=Ekehaar |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=10 April 2022 |language=nl}}
Ekehaar also has a primary school, OBS De Flint. The school is meant as a school for children from Ekehaar, Amen, Eldersloo, Eleveld and other surrounding villages.
References
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Category:Populated places in Drenthe
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