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Norg
Village in Drenthe, Netherlands

Norg

Norg is a village in the northeastern Netherlands.

It is located in the municipality of Noordenveld, Drenthe. It used to be an independent municipality until 1998. Norg is home to two windmills.

Get in

Getting to Norg

Noordenveld is southwest of the city of Groningen, and northwest of the city of Assen. By car, the area can be accessed via motorways A7 (Amsterdam-Groningen-Germany) and A28 (Utrecht-Zwolle-Groningen). The key frequent bus route into Noordenveld is bus line 4, which frequently (2-6 times per hour) runs from the main railway station of Groningen via Peize to Roden (25 minutes, €5).

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Kinderwereld

    Brink 31, Roden.

  2. 02
    Museum Havezate Mensinge

    Mensingheweg 7, Roden,.

  3. 03
    National Prison Museum
  4. 04
    De Tuinen van Weldadigheid

    Gardens and orchard with historic and special vegetables.

  5. 05
    Dolmen D1

    Relatively complete dolmen with six capstones, easy to access from the main road (Hoofdweg Steenbergen).

  6. 06
    Dolmen D2

    Small dolmen, with 2 of 4 original capstones still in place.

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Leekstermeer
  2. 02
    De Onlanden
  3. 03
    Folly Art Norg

    During July and August, see website for exact dates.

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Cuisinerie Mensinge

    Mensingheweg 1, Roden (behind the church), info@cuisinerie-mensinge.com.

  2. 02
    De Jufferen Lunsingh

    It is advisable to book ahead, especially at weekends.

  3. 03
    De Peizer Hopbel

    Hoofdstraat 3, Peize,.

  4. 04
    Brink 15

    Brink 15, Roden,.

How locals move

Getting around Norg the local way

  • Get inThe airport offers (multiple) daily flights to and from Copenhagen, London-Southend, and Munich, and various other scheduled and charter flights to and from cities and holiday destinations in Southern Europe.

From Wikivoyage: Tynaarlo, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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