What can you build in the province of Drenthe?

The Perceelscan works for every address in the 12 municipalities of the province of Drenthe. Together they have 1,364 national monuments (rijksmonumenten); 36% of the buildings were built before 1970. Type your address and see for free what applies to your plot.

The municipalities in Drenthe with the most national monuments

1. Noordenveld: 239 national monuments
2. Westerveld: 181 national monuments
3. Coevorden: 155 national monuments
4. Assen: 136 national monuments
5. De Wolden: 122 national monuments
6. Emmen: 116 national monuments
7. Aa en Hunze: 103 national monuments
8. Tynaarlo: 93 national monuments
9. Meppel: 86 national monuments
10. Midden-Drenthe: 72 national monuments

The municipalities in Drenthe with the most buildings from before 1970

1. Emmen: 43% of the buildings built before 1970
2. Borger-Odoorn: 40% of the buildings built before 1970
3. Aa en Hunze: 38% of the buildings built before 1970
4. Tynaarlo: 37% of the buildings built before 1970
5. Hoogeveen: 35% of the buildings built before 1970
6. Coevorden: 34% of the buildings built before 1970
7. Midden-Drenthe: 34% of the buildings built before 1970
8. Noordenveld: 34% of the buildings built before 1970
9. Meppel: 33% of the buildings built before 1970
10. De Wolden: 32% of the buildings built before 1970

The 12 municipalities of Drenthe

• Aa en Hunze
• Assen
• Borger-Odoorn
• Coevorden
• De Wolden
• Emmen
• Hoogeveen
• Meppel
• Midden-Drenthe
• Noordenveld
• Tynaarlo
• Westerveld

Sources: CBS (Statistics Netherlands), Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2024 (85984NED), CC BY 4.0; Cultural Heritage Agency (RCE), via PDOK; Natura 2000, Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), via PDOK; Indicative areas needing attention for foundation problems (Indicatieve aandachtsgebieden funderingsproblematiek), KCAF/RVO, via PDOK. Retrieved on 21 October 2026.

Updated on 21 October 2026