Markestones of Drenthe: Historical Land Association Boundaries

A geospatial dataset from the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations shows the locations of markestones in the province of Drenthe. Markestones denote the boundaries of historical 'Boermarke' associations, which were groups of landowners managing common property. The data is available in WFS, PNG, and WMS formats under a CC-PDM-1.0 license.

Use Cases

• Mapping historical village boundaries based on the described markestone locations.
• Analyzing the spatial distribution of ancient landowner associations in Drenthe.
• Overlaying historical property borders with modern land-use maps for change detection.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations.
• Provides a direct representation of historical administrative boundaries described in the source.
• Available in multiple standard geospatial formats (WFS, PNG, WMS) for different use cases.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties

Collection Method

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Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

Drenthe, Netherlands