azc Eelde (Burg. J.g. Legroweg)
The reception site on Burgemeester J.G. Legroweg in Eelde, used to house status holders awaiting permanent housing in the northern provinces, saw a residents' protest in September 2016. Around fifty residents, frustrated by long waits, repeated relocations and forced room-sharing, marched into the centre of Eelde carrying banners and chanting slogans, calling their accommodation inhumane.
Occupancy
78
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€80
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€2.3m
estimated
Background
The site sits at Burg. J.G. Legroweg, Eelde. It is run by the COA (Centraal Orgaan opvang asielzoekers), the Dutch government’s asylum-reception agency. For what the azc / noodopvang categories mean and how Dutch reception spending breaks down, open the cost panel on the interactive map with the Netherlands selected in Settings.
In the news
Sep 2016
Status holders demonstrate for better housing
Around fifty residents of the Burgemeester J.G. Legroweg site marched to the centre of Eelde, carrying banners reading 'Who is responsible for us?' to protest long waits, frequent moves and shared rooms.
RTV Noord · source
Compiled from public Dutch news reports (each item links to its source). Where a municipality runs more than one reception location, attribution to this specific address reflects the cited report and may be approximate — always check the linked source.
Timeline
Sep 2016
Residents march over housing conditions
About fifty status holders marched into Eelde to protest conditions they described as inhumane.
Cost
Dutch asylum reception is funded by central government through the COA. At an illustrative benchmark of about €80 per person per night for a regular centre, the 78 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €2.3m per year. This is an order-of-magnitude figure for context only, not a site-specific invoice — emergency reception typically runs around three times the cost of a regular centre.
Sources
COA / Rijksoverheid (Kamerstuk, 5 Sep 2025) · 2025-08-13. View source
Occupancy is the COA register snapshot of 13 August 2025 and may have changed since. Coordinates were geocoded from the published street address via the official PDOK Locatieserver.