Noord-Sleen
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Noord-Sleen | |
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 Village green in Noord-Sleen | |
  Noord-Sleen  Noord-Sleen | |
| Coordinates: 52°47′30″N 6°48′6″E / 52.79167°N 6.80167°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Drenthe |
| Municipality | Coevorden |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.10 km2 (4.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 585 |
| • Density | 48.3/km2 (125/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7846[1] |
| Dialing code | 0591 |
Noord-Sleen (formerly: Noordsleen, Drèents: Noord-Slien) is a village in the municipality of Coevorden in the province of Drenthe, Northeastern Netherlands.
Noord-Sleen started as an esdorp which split from Sleen in the 9th century. It contains two village greens.[3] It was first mentioned in 1365 as van Nortslene.[4] In 1840, it was home to 350 people.[5] The gristmill Albertdina was moved to Noord-Sleen in 1905.[6]
There are two dolmen near Noord-Sleen. D50 is a large dolmen with a near complete ring of 24 stones. 7 of the 8 capstones are still present.[7] D51 is not in a good condition, and it is clear that the capstones have been removed.[8]
