Erica

Erica is a town in the northeastern Netherlands. It is situated in Emmen, Drenthe.

It has ca. 4800 tenants.

Erica started to frame in 1863. A fuel lack provoked huge scale endeavors to deplete the peats in the territory and cut them for fuel. Individuals were attracted to the zone and trenches were burrowed, both to deplete the peat and to transport the cuts.

Buckwheat was cultivated on the depleted peats. Presently, the territory's essential industry comprises of nursery development. A significant number of the early occupants of Erica were Roman Catholic, and the territory is as yet a Roman Catholic "fortress".