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== Culture ==

=== Language ===
Over half the population of Drenthe speaks the [[Drents]] dialect.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}} Each town or village has its own version. All versions are part of the [[Dutch Low Saxon|Low Saxon]] language group. Dutch Low Saxon has been officially recognised by the Dutch government as a regional language and is protected by the [[European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages]].

=== Sports ===
[[FC Emmen]] is the only professional football club in Drenthe. It plays in the [[Keuken Kampioen Divisie]] and its home stadium is [[De Oude Meerdijk]].

The [[Ronde van Drenthe]] is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle race that takes place annually in early March.

The [[TT Circuit Assen]] hosts the [[Dutch TT]], which is a round of the [[MotoGP]] series of the Motorcycle Road Racing World Championship.

=== Museums ===
[[Drents Museum]] is an [[art museum|art]] and [[history museum]] in Assen. It had 227,000 visitors in 2013.<ref>{{in lang|nl}} "[http://www.metronieuws.nl/nieuws/2013-overzicht-bezoekcijfers-musea-in-nederland/SrZmlA!FEEmFa7GMmw0o/ 2013: Overzicht bezoekcijfers musea in Nederland] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728033936/http://www.metronieuws.nl/nieuws/2013-overzicht-bezoekcijfers-musea-in-nederland/SrZmlA!FEEmFa7GMmw0o/ |date=2014-07-28 }}", ''[[Metro (Dutch newspaper)|Metro]]'', 2013. Retrieved on 20 July 2014.</ref>

[[Museum Collectie Brands]] is a [[local museum]] located in [[Nieuw-Dordrecht]] that houses an extensive collection of rare and curious items collected by Jans Brands.