Noodopvang Diever (Bosweg)
Since April 2023 the former Berk en Heuvel hotel on the Bosweg in Diever has housed up to 50 unaccompanied minor asylum seekers (amv), aged roughly 15 to 17, under COA management and Nidos guardianship. Local and regional reporting described the site as running calmly with few incidents, and the contract, originally meant to last two years, was extended until mid-April 2030.
Occupancy
50
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€184
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€3.4m
estimated
Background
The site sits at Bosweg, Diever. 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
Jan 2026
Diever reception for minors extended to 2030
The emergency reception for unaccompanied minor asylum seekers at the former Berk en Heuvel hotel in Diever was extended for a further five years, to mid-April 2030.
RTV Drenthe · source
Apr 2024
Young refugees settling in calmly in Diever
Regional reporting described the unaccompanied minors at the Bosweg site attending school, playing sport and helping with a community garden, with few incidents in the first year.
RTV Drenthe · 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
Apr 2023
Reception for unaccompanied minors opens
Up to 50 unaccompanied minor asylum seekers housed at the former Berk en Heuvel hotel, Bosweg, from 17 April 2023.
Jan 2026
Extended to 2030
The COA and building owner agree to extend the reception arrangement until mid-April 2030.
Cost
Dutch asylum reception is funded by central government through the COA. At an illustrative benchmark of about €184 per person per night for emergency reception (noodopvang), the 50 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €3.4m 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.