This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Drenthe Heath" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR(September 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
Sheep breed
Drenthe Heath Sheep
Other names
Drents Heideschaap
Country of origin
Netherlands
Use
vegetation management
Traits
Weight
Male:
50 kg (110 lb)
Female:
45 kg (99 lb)
Height
Male:
52 cm (20 in)
Female:
47 cm (19 in)
Horn status
Rams are horned and ewes can have horns or are polled (hornless)
Sheep
Ovis aries
The Drenthe Heath Sheep (Drents Heideschaap, Dutch) is a domesticated breed of sheep originating in the Netherlands. It is raised primarily for vegetation management.[1]
It is said to be the oldest surviving breed of sheep in Europe. Approx. 4000BCE they were introduced to Drenthe. The breed probably came with settlers from France.[2][citation needed]
^
"Drents Heideschaap/Netherlands". Breed data sheet. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
The DrentheHeath Sheep (Drents Heideschaap, Dutch) is a domesticated breed of sheep originating in the Netherlands. It is raised primarily for vegetation...
Drenthe (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdrɛntə] ) is a province of the Netherlands located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Overijssel...
raises traditional and rare breeds of sheep with much hardier coats (Drenthe, Heath, Gotland, Schoonbeek, and Wensleydale) on her property in Friesland...
Hooghalen is a village in the municipality Midden-Drenthe, in the Dutch province Drenthe. In Drenthe it is also called Hoal'n or Hoalen , but then people...
in the form of handcrafted felt. Much of the wool she uses is from DrentheHeath sheep, which she raises herself in the Northern Netherlands. She often...
[ˈɔrvɛltə]) is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 18 km northeast of Hoogeveen...
Stadium (Warthe-Stadium) Drenthe Stage or Stadium (Drenthe-Stadium) Drenthe II Phase (Jüngere Drenthe) Drenthe I Phase (Haupt-Drenthe) There are no indisputable...
is a village halfway between Meppel and Assen in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld. The village is known internationally...
village in the Netherlands. It is part of the Noordenveld municipality in Drenthe. Een is an esdorp which developed in the middle ages on the higher grounds...
National Park is a national park of the Netherlands in the province of Drenthe, founded in 1991. The park covers about 37 km2 (14 sq mi) and is mainly...
century shepherd who used the heath for grazing. There are about 15 houses on the Frisian side, and 10 on the Drenthe side. There is a monument for the...
the Dwingeloo Radio Observatory is located on the edge of the Dwingeloo Heath, 3 km (2 mi) south of the village. Dutch Topographic map of the municipality...
Doldersum is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld, and lies about 24 km northwest of Hoogeveen. It...
Gasteren is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 8 km east of Assen. The village...
There is commonly held notion that the Hagelberg (200.24 m) on the Fläming Heath is the highest hill in Brandenburg, but the Kutschenberg is just a little...
jurisdiction, were Guelders, Friesland, Utrecht, Overijssel, Groningen, Drenthe, and Zutphen. Another territory not included in the Burgundian inheritance...
Maglemosian-like tribes (c. 8000 BC), the world's oldest canoe was found in Drenthe. Indigenous late Mesolithic hunter-gatherers from the Swifterbant culture...
Mantinge is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe. The village was first mentioned in 1335 as Mantinc...
the II Canadian Corps, French paratroopers were dropped in Friesland and Drenthe who were the first Allied troops to reach Friesland. The French successfully...
Global Information
