De Wolden
Municipality in Drenthe, Netherlands
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De Wolden (Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈʋɔldə(n)] ⓘ) is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands in the province of Drenthe.
De Wolden | |
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Monumental farmhouse in De Wijk | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Drenthe | |
| Coordinates: 52°40′N 6°26′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Drenthe |
| Established | 1 January 1998[1] |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Roger de Groot (PvdD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 226.35 km2 (87.39 sq mi) |
| • Land | 224.55 km2 (86.70 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.80 km2 (0.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[5] | |
• Total | 24,374 |
| • Density | 109/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | Parts of 7900 range |
| Area code | 0522, 0523, 0528 |
| Website | www |
Population centres
- Alteveer
- Anholt
- Ansen
- Armweide
- Bazuin
- Benderse
- Berghuizen
- Blijdenstein
- Bloemberg
- Braamberg
- Buitenhuizen
- Bultinge
- Dijkhuizen
- Dickninge
- Drogt
- Drogteropslagen
- Dunnigen
- Echten
- Eemten
- Engeland
- Eursinge
- Fort
- Gijsselte
- Haakswold
- Haalweide
- Hees
- Hoge Linthorst
- Kerkenveld
- Koekange
- Koekangerveld
- Kraloo
- Leeuwte
- Linde
- Lubbinge
- Lunssloten
- Middelveen
- Nolde
- Oldenhave
- Oosteinde
- Oosterwijk
- Oshaar
- Oud Veeningen
- De Oude Tol
- Paardelanden
- Pieperij
- Rheebruggen
- Ruinen
- Ruinerweide
- Ruinerwold
- Schottershuizen
- Schrapveen
- De Stapel
- Steenbergen
- Struikberg
- De Stuw
- Ten Arlo
- De Tippe
- Veeningen
- Vuile Riete
- Weerwille
- Wemmenhove
- De Wijk
- Witteveen
- Zuidwolde
Topography
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of De Wolden, June 2015
Notable people
- 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
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