Midden-Drenthe

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Midden-Drenthe
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Canal through Midden-Drenthe
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Location in Drenthe
Coordinates: 52°52′N6°31′E / 52.867°N 6.517°E / 52.867; 6.517
Country Netherlands
Province Drenthe
Established1 January 1998 [1]
Renamed1 January 2000 [2]
Government
[3]
  Body Municipal council
   Mayor Mieke Damsma (D66)
Area
[4]
  Total
345.87 km2 (133.54 sq mi)
  Land340.51 km2 (131.47 sq mi)
  Water5.36 km2 (2.07 sq mi)
Elevation
[5]
14 m (46 ft)
Population
 (January 2021) [6]
  Total
33,381
  Density98/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.middendrenthe.nl
Gem-MiddenDrenthe-OpenTopo.jpg Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, June 2015

Midden-Drenthe (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌmɪdə(n)ˈdrɛntə] ) 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.

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Population centres

Westerbork Synthese Radio Telescoop Westerbork Synthese Radio Telescoop.JPG
Westerbork Synthese Radio Telescoop

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.

Education

There are 16 primary schools in the municipality as of 2023. [7]

There are two secondary schools, both in Beilen: [7]

Notable people

Sport

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References

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  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. Archived from the original on 16 April 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  4. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  5. "Postcodetool for 9411NB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  6. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Scholen" (in Dutch). Midden-Drenthe. Retrieved 2023-04-15.