Beilen: Drenthe Service Town on the Hondsrug
On the Hondsrug, the sandy ridge that runs through Drenthe from north to south, Beilen serves as a service centre for the surrounding agricultural area. About 9,495 residents live here within the gemeente Midden-Drenthe. The town has a practical rather than scenic character, with shops and services along the Beilerbezit and Beilerstraat.
The oil industry left its mark: the NAM operated oil wells near Beilen from the 1940s, and crude oil was refined in the area. The surrounding Drenthe landscape of farmland, small woods, and scattered megalithic tombs (hunebedden) reflects the province's ancient habitation. The Oranje canal, dug in the 19th century for peat transport, runs nearby. Assen is about 12 kilometres north, Hoogeveen roughly 15 kilometres south.
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On the Hondsrug, the sandy ridge that runs through Drenthe from north to south, Beilen serves as a service centre for the surrounding agricultural area. About 9,495 residents live here within the gemeente Midden-Drenthe. The town has a practical rather than scenic character, with shops and services along the Beilerbezit and Beilerstraat.
The oil industry left its mark: the NAM operated oil wells near Beilen from the 1940s, and crude oil was refined in the area. The surrounding Drenthe landscape of farmland, small woods, and scattered megalithic tombs (hunebedden) reflects the province's ancient habitation. The Oranje canal, dug in the 19th century for peat transport, runs nearby. Assen is about 12 kilometres north, Hoogeveen roughly 15 kilometres south.
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