Hoogersmilde

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Hoogersmilde
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Hoogersmilde, artwork at the entrance to the sand-lime brick factory
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The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Hoogersmilde in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe.
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Hoogersmilde
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Hoogersmilde
Hoogersmilde (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°54′N6°24′E / 52.900°N 6.400°E / 52.900; 6.400
Country Netherlands
Province Drenthe
Municipality Midden-Drenthe
Area
[1]
 • Total
20.29 km2 (7.83 sq mi)
Elevation
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13 m (43 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total
1,665
 • Density82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9422 & 9423 [1]
Dialing code 0591

Hoogersmilde is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 16 km southwest of Assen.

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History

The village was first mentioned in 1634 as Hooge Smilde, and means "high Smilde". [3] In 1614, a large region of raised bog was bought by a group of Amsterdam merchants led by Adriaan Pauw to excavate the peat. [4] In 1634, Adriaan Pauw was made Heer of the Heerlijkheid Smilde, after having acquired the Heerlijkheid in 1633. [5] Hoogersmilde is the oldest settlement and was often referred to as Oude-Smilde. [3] The excavation stagnated around 1730, but resumed after the Drentsche Hoofdvaart  [ nl ] was dug between 1767 and 1780. [4]

The Heerlijkheid was dissolved in 1795, and the municipality of Smilde was created with neighbouring Smilde as its capital. [6] The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1845. [4] Hoogersmilde was home to 660 people in 1840. [6]

The Zendstation Smilde is located in Hoogersmilde, it partially collapsed after a fire on 15 July 2011. [7] The Blauwe Meer, an excavation lake, is situated south of Hoogersmilde. [8]

Education

There are two primary schools, De Vaart and Pieter van Thuyl. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 9423NA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Hoogersmilde - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 Ronald Stenvert (2001). Hoogersmilde (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 61. ISBN   90 400 9454 3 . Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  5. ↑ Content, Human. "Historie van Hoogersmilde in een notendop". hoogersmilde.protestantsekerk.net (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-06-22.
  6. 1 2 "Hoogersmilde". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  7. ↑ Mast TV-transmitter Smilde collapsed Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine , 15 July 2011
  8. ↑ "Recreatieplas Het Blauwe Meer". www.drenthe.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  9. ↑ "Scholen" (in Dutch). Midden-Drenthe. Retrieved 2023-04-15.


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