Valthermond
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  Valthermond Location of the village in the province of Drenthe  Valthermond Valthermond (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52°52′31″N 6°56′56″E / 52.87528°N 6.94889°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Drenthe |
| Municipality | Borger-Odoorn |
| Established | 1853 |
| Area | |
• Total | 33.40 km2 (12.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 3,375 |
| • Density | 101.0/km2 (261.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7876[1] |
| Dialing code | 0591 |
Valthermond is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn, and lies about 18 km north of Emmen.
The village was first mentioned between 1851 and 1855 as Valther Mond, and means "(canal) which has its mouth (in a main canal) belonging to Valthe". It is named after the eponymous canal which was dug in 1833 to excavate the peat in the area. A second canal was later dug, and that village and canal were named 2e Valthermond.[3] The village was founded in 1853, and is one of the longest excavation settlements of the Netherlands.[4]
The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1883, and a tower was added in 1925. A Baptist church was built in 1914, and is one of the few Baptist churches in the Netherlands other than the Mennonite churches.[4] Valthermond used to have a railway station on the Stadskanaal to Ter Apel border railway line between 1924 and 1935. It is in use by a museum railway line.[5] The former steam forge dates from the 1920s and used to make railway carriage and bridge parts for the peat excavation. It became a provincial monument in 2015.[6]
