Midden-Drenthe
Midden-Drenthe | |
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 Canal through Midden-Drenthe | |
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Drenthe |
| Established | 1 January 1998[1] |
| Renamed | 1 January 2000[2] |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Jan Broertjes (VVD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 345.87 km2 (133.54 sq mi) |
| • Land | 340.51 km2 (131.47 sq mi) |
| • Water | 5.36 km2 (2.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[6] | |
• Total | 33,381 |
| • Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 7938, 9410–9442 |
| Area code | 0528, 0592, 0593 |
| Website | www |
Midden-Drenthe () is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. The municipality was created in 1998, in a merger of the former municipalities of Beilen, Smilde, and Westerbork. Between 1998 and 2000, the name of the municipality was Middenveld.
Population centres
Balinge, Beilen, Bovensmilde, Brunsting, Bruntinge, Drijber, Elp, Eursinge, Garminge, Hijken, Hijkersmilde, Holthe, Hoogersmilde, Hooghalen, Laaghalen, Laaghalerveen, Lieving, Makkum, Mantinge, Nieuw-Balinge, Oranje, Orvelte, Smalbroek, Smilde, Spier, Terhorst, Westerbork, Wijster, Witteveen, Zuidveld and Zwiggelte.
The village of Westerbork gives its name to the Westerbork deportation and (later) concentration camp, located about 7 km north of the village, in the forests of Hooghalen.
The Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT) array was installed near the site of the camp in 1969.
Topography
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, June 2015
References
- ^ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 1998". cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2000". cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Leden college van burgemeester en wethouders" (in Dutch). Gemeente Midden-Drenthe. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9411NB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|trans_title=(help) - ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
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