Schoonloo
Village in Drenthe, Netherlands
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Schoonloo is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe, Netherlands. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 14 km southeast of Assen.
Schoonloo | |
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Village | |
Inn Hegeman | |
 The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Schoonloo in the municipality of Aa en Hunze. | |
  Schoonloo Location in the Netherlands  Schoonloo Schoonloo (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52°54′16″N 6°42′1″E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Drenthe |
| Municipality | Aa en Hunze |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 180 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 9443[1] |
| Dialing code | 0592 |
The village was first mentioned in 1328 as Gherard Sconelo. Even though it seemingly reads "beautiful forest", the etymology in unclear.[3] Schoonloo developed in the Middle Ages on the highest point of the Rolderrug as a satellite of Rolde. It mainly consisted of some farms who used the heath as a communal land for their sheep.[4]
Schoonloo was home to 85 people in 1840.[4]
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Heath near Schoonloo
Iberenplas
Inn "De Loohoeve"
Bus stop in winter
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