De Wolden
Municipality in Drenthe, Netherlands
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Flag
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Coat of arms
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Location in Drenthe
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Parts of 7900 range
De Wolden (Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈʋɔldə(n)] ⓘ) is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands in the province of Drenthe.
Population centres
- Alteveer
- Anholt
- Ansen
- Armweide
- Bazuin
- Benderse
- Berghuizen [nl]
- Blijdenstein
- Bloemberg
- Braamberg
- Buitenhuizen
- Bultinge
- Dijkhuizen [nl]
- Dickninge
- Drogt
- Drogteropslagen [nl]
- Dunnigen
- Echten
- Eemten
- Engeland
- Eursinge
- Fort [nl]
- Gijsselte
- Haakswold [nl]
- Haalweide
- Hees [nl]
- Hoge Linthorst
- Kerkenveld [nl]
- Koekange
- Koekangerveld [nl]
- Kraloo
- Leeuwte
- Linde [nl]
- Lubbinge
- Lunssloten
- Middelveen
- Nolde
- Oldenhave [nl]
- Oosteinde [nl]
- Oosterwijk
- Oshaar
- Oud Veeningen
- De Oude Tol
- Paardelanden
- Pieperij
- Rheebruggen
- Ruinen
- Ruinerweide [nl]
- Ruinerwold
- Schottershuizen
- Schrapveen
- De Stapel
- Steenbergen
- Struikberg
- De Stuw
- Ten Arlo
- De Tippe
- Veeningen [nl]
- Vuile Riete
- Weerwille [nl]
- Wemmenhove
- De Wijk
- Witteveen
- Zuidwolde
Topography
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of De Wolden, June 2015
Notable people
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- Jan Evertsen Cloppenburgh (1571 in Ruinen – 1648) a Dutch publisher during the Dutch Golden Age
- Steven van Voorhees (1600 in Hees – 1684) an early Dutch settler in America
- Henrik Ruse, Baron of Rysensteen (1624 in Ruinen - 1679) a Dutch officer and fortification engineer
- Hendrikje Doelen (1784 in Oosterwijk – 1847) a Dutch serial killer
- Jan Arend Godert de Vos van Steenwijk II (1818 in De Wijk – 1905) a Dutch politician and president of the senate 1874/1880
- Jan Hendrik de Boer (1899 in Ruinen – 1971) a Dutch physicist and chemist
- Jan Vayne (1966 in Zuidwolde) a Dutch pianist
- Korie Homan (born 1986 in de Wijk) a Dutch former wheelchair tennis player and gold medallist at the 2008 Paralympics
Gallery
- Oude gemeentehuis van Ruinerwold
- De Wildenberg at sunset, Zuidwolde
- De Wieker Poort Onno de Ruijter
- Huis te Echten
References
- ^ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 1998" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 1998]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ "Ronnie Dunning" [Ronnie Dunning] (in Dutch). Gemeente De Wolden. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 7921GD". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
External links
- Official website
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