Garminge

Garminge
Village
Farm in Garminge
Garminge in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe.
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Coordinates: 52°49′13″N6°37′24″E / 52.82028°N 6.62333°E / 52.82028; 6.62333
Country	Netherlands
Province	Drenthe
Municipality	Midden-Drenthe
Area [1]
• Total	0.25 km2 (0.10 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	16 m (52 ft)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	105
• Density	420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9438 [1]
Dialing code	0593

Garminge is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe and is located approximately 15 km northeast of Hoogeveen.

It was first mentioned in 1362 as Gharminge, and means "the descendants of Garm". ^[3] Garm is an old Dutch first name generally just used in the northern provinces Drenthe, Groningen and Friesland.

Garminge was home to 97 people in 1840. ^[4]

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 9438TA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
3. "Garminge - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
4. "Garminge". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.