Provinciale Drentsche en Asser Courant

Provinciale Drentsche en Asser Courant
TypeDaily newspaper
Founded1823 (1851 under this name)
LanguageDutch
Ceased publication2002 (1966 under this name)
HeadquartersAssen
CountryNetherlands

The Provinciale Drentsche en Asser Courant was a regional newspaper in Drenthe, Netherlands, that was published in Assen under various names and owners from 1823 to 2002. It was published for the longest time under the name Provinciale Drentsche en Asser Courant, from 1851 to 1966. The Provinciale Drentsche en Asser Courant was a continuation of the Nieuws- en Advertentieblad voor de Provincie Drenthe (1823–1826) and Drentsche Courant (1826–1851). It was continued as the Drentse en Asser Courant (1966–1992) and Drentse Courant (1992–2002). In 2002 the Drentse Courant merged into the Dagblad van het Noorden, a shared newspaper for readers in the Dutch provinces Groningen and Drenthe.