De Punt
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De Punt | |
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.jpg) Bridge at night | |
 De Punt in the municipality of Tynaarlo. | |
  De Punt Location in the Netherlands  De Punt De Punt (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 53°7′N 6°36′E / 53.117°N 6.600°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Drenthe |
| Municipality | Tynaarlo |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.48 km2 (2.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2.5 m (8.2 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 235 |
| • Density | 36.3/km2 (93.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 9493[1] |
| Dialing code | 050 |
De Punt is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Tynaarlo, and lies about 11 km south of Groningen. The village closely cooperates with Yde and they are often referred to as Yde-De Punt, however both are still separate villages.[3]
The village was first mentioned in 1424 as "ter Punte", and means "ferry". It refers to a ferry over the Drentsche Aa. In the early 19th century, it consisted of an inn and one house.[4] De Punt was home to 7 people in 1840.[3]
In 2008, De Punt reached national headlines as the site of a fire in a shipyard, in which three firemen, aged 29 (Raymond Patrick Soyer), 38 (Egbert Ubels) and 48 (Anne Kregel), died.[5] They are commemorated by the asteroid 12156 Ubels.[6]
