Smilde
Smilde | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 52°56′55″N 6°26′54″E / 52.94861°N 6.44833°E / 52.94861; 6.44833 | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Drenthe |
Municipality | Midden-Drenthe |
Area [1] | |
• Total | 22.96 km2 (8.86 sq mi) |
Elevation [2] | 14 m (46 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 4,500 |
• Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 9422[1] |
Dialing code | 0592 |
Smilde is a town in the Netherlands' northern province of Drenthe and lies about 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) southwest of the province capital of Assen. Smilde was a separate municipality until 1998, when it became a part of Middenveld. However, that name changed in 2000 and was renamed the municipality of Midden-Drenthe.[3]
History
The village was first mentioned in 1846 as Smilde. The etymology is unclear.[4] Smilde is a elongated canal village which developed around 1770. Between 1767 and 1780, the Drentsche Hoofdvaartpeat in the area. The first settlement was called Kloosterveen and was later renamed to Smilde.[5]
was dug to excavate theThe Dutch Reformed church was built between 1780 and 1788 in Louis XVI style. It was restored in 1963.[5] The former town hall was originally built as a villa in Renaissance Revival style and was named Villa Maria. In 1931, it became town hall.[5]
Smilde was home to 1,675 people in 1840.[6] Smilde was an independent municipality until 1998 when it was merged into Midden-Drenthe.[6]
Education
There are two primary schools, De Schutkampen and Prinses Margriet (Princess Margriet of the Netherlands).[7]
People from Smilde
- Jaap Berghuis (1945-2005), painter
- Carry van Bruggen-de Haan (1881–1932), writer
- Jacob Israël de Haan (1881–1924), anti-Zionist and ultra-Orthodox activist
- Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper (1890–2005), oldest person from the Netherlands, aged 115 at the time of her death
- Alwin Kloekhorst (b. 1978), Indo-Europeanist and Hittitologist at the University of Leiden
Gallery
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Draw bridge of Smilde
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House in Smilde
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Villa in Smilde
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Former town hall
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9422AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- ^ "Smilde - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ a b c Ronald Stenvert (2001). Drouwenerveen (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 61. ISBN 90 400 9454 3. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Smilde". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Scholen" (in Dutch). Midden-Drenthe. Retrieved 15 April 2023.