Oosterse Bos

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Oosterse Bos is a hamlet in the Netherlands and is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe. Oosterse Bos has a statistical entry with Middendorp, however the postal authorities have placed it under Schoonebeek. It was first mentioned in the 1850s as 't Oosteinde, and means the eastern forest.

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Oosterse Bos
Emmen

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