Noodopvang Vledder (Brink)
Hotel Brinkzicht on the Brink in Vledder (Westerveld) has housed asylum seekers in emergency reception since April 2023, predominantly families, elderly people and those with medical conditions from war zones, run in cooperation with the COA. In May 2024 the village association Dorpsbelang Vledder said it had been unpleasantly surprised by an extension of the arrangement, complaining it had not been consulted before the decision, although it stressed that the centre itself caused few problems and that residents lived together in relative harmony. The reception was extended for several more years, reportedly until 2030.
Occupancy
74
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€184
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€5.0m
estimated
Background
The site sits at Brink, Vledder. 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
May 2024
Vledder unpleasantly surprised by extension of asylum emergency reception
The village association said it learned of the extension of Hotel Brinkzicht's reception only after the decision was taken and had not been consulted, though it acknowledged the centre coexisted with the village in relative harmony.
RTV Drenthe · source
Apr 2023
Hotel Brinkzicht in Vledder starts emergency reception of asylum seekers
The hotel began accommodating asylum seekers, with local praise for the owner offering a helping hand amid a national shortage of reception places.
Meppeler Courant · 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
Hotel Brinkzicht starts emergency reception
The Vledder hotel begins housing asylum seekers, mainly families, elderly and medically vulnerable people.
May 2024
Village 'unpleasantly surprised' by extension
Dorpsbelang Vledder criticises the lack of consultation over an extension, while noting the centre itself causes few problems.
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 74 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €5.0m 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.