Gemeente Coevorden
The municipality of Coevorden, located in the southeastern corner of the province of Drenthe, was established in its current form on 1 January 1998 as a result of the municipal reorganisation of Drenthe. The municipality comprises the old city of Coevorden and a number of rural villages that offer attractive living environments, such as Dalen, Sleen, Oosterhesselen, Zweeloo and Aalden. The municipality is 30,000 ha in size and has a population of approximately 36,000.