Cultural-Historical Structure of Esvillages in Drenthe, 2010

Drenthe province in the Netherlands contains this dataset of flat elements from the cultural-historical main structure for selected esvillages. The data describes characteristic structures like open spaces, brinks, scattered buildings, goorns, and views to ash and stream valleys. It was compiled by the Culture History Compass and OGV in 2010 and published by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical settlement patterns based on the described characteristic structure of open spaces and brinks.
• Map the relationship between built and natural features based on the described scattered buildings, goorns, and views.
• Study regional cultural heritage based on the described cultural-historical main structure for esvillages.

Strengths

• Data is focused on a specific, well-defined region (the province of Drenthe).
• Describes multiple distinct landscape and structural features (open spaces, brinks, buildings, goorns, views).
• Has a clear provenance from named cultural history organizations (Culture History Compass and OGV).

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

Culture History Compass and OGV, published by Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from cultural-historical surveys and mapping.

Time Range

2010

Freshness

Data is from 2010; last update is unknown.

Geography

Province of Drenthe, Netherlands.