Drogeham
Encyclopedia
Drogeham is a small town of about 1,600 inhabitants in the Dutch
province of Friesland
. It is in a rural area of the municipality of Achtkarspelen
. Agriculture
still plays an important part in the town, but small-scale industry is on the increase. Many people have their jobs in nearby larger towns like Drachten
, Surhuisterveen
, and Leeuwarden. The most common language is still West Frisian although there are more and more people coming to Drogeham who have Dutch
as their mother-language.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
province of Friesland
Friesland
Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân...
. It is in a rural area of the municipality of Achtkarspelen
Achtkarspelen
-History:The name Achtkarspelen is derived from the original eight kerspelen within the grietenij, namely: Augustinusga, Buitenpost, Drogeham, De Kooten, Kortwoude, Lutkepost, Surhuizum and Twijzel. Achtkarspelen held a separate status within Friesland for many years...
. Agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
still plays an important part in the town, but small-scale industry is on the increase. Many people have their jobs in nearby larger towns like Drachten
Drachten
Drachten is a Dutch town, located in the municipality of Smallingerland in the province of Friesland.-Beginnings:Drachten began as a small community on the east side of the Drait River. There, early settlers started draining the land to use it for agriculture...
, Surhuisterveen
Surhuisterveen
Surhuisterveen is one of the 12 villages of the municipality of Achtkarspelen, Province Friesland, The Netherlands. As of 1 January 2010, Surhuisterveen had a population of 5,865 ....
, and Leeuwarden. The most common language is still West Frisian although there are more and more people coming to Drogeham who have Dutch
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
as their mother-language.