Midden-Drenthe

Midden-Drenthe
Municipality

Canal through Midden-Drenthe

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Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Midden-Drenthe in a municipal map of Drenthe
Location in Drenthe
Coordinates: 52°52′N 6°31′E / 52.867°N 6.517°E / 52.867; 6.517Coordinates: 52°52′N 6°31′E / 52.867°N 6.517°E / 52.867; 6.517
Country Netherlands
Province Drenthe
Established 1 January 1998[1]
Renamed 1 January 2000[2]
Government[3]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Jan Broertjes (VVD)
Area[4]
 • Total 345.87 km2 (133.54 sq mi)
 • Land 341.01 km2 (131.66 sq mi)
 • Water 4.86 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Elevation[5] 14 m (46 ft)
Population (May 2014)[6]
 • Total 33,313
 • Density 98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 7938, 9410–9442
Area code 0528, 0592, 0593
Website www.middendrenthe.nl

Midden-Drenthe ( pronunciation ) 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

  1. ↑ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 1998" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 1998]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2000" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2000]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Leden college van burgemeester en wethouders" [Members of the board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Midden-Drenthe. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Postcodetool for 9411NB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  6. ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
 Ooststellingwerf (FR) Noordenveld, Assen Aa en Hunze
Westerveld
  Midden-Drenthe  
Hoogeveen Coevorden
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