Smilde

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Smilde
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Smilde
Smilde (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°56′55″N6°26′54″E / 52.94861°N 6.44833°E / 52.94861; 6.44833 Coordinates: 52°56′55″N6°26′54″E / 52.94861°N 6.44833°E / 52.94861; 6.44833
Country Netherlands
Province Drenthe
Municipality Midden-Drenthe
Area
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 • Total22.96 km2 (8.86 sq mi)
Elevation
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14 m (46 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total4,500
 • Density200/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]

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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 Hoofdvaart  [ nl ] was dug to excavate the peat in the area. The first settlement was called Kloosterveen and was later renamed to Smilde. [5]

The 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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 9422AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  3. ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten , KNAW, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Smilde - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 Ronald Stenvert (2001). Drouwenerveen (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 61. ISBN   90 400 9454 3 . Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Smilde". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "Scholen" (in Dutch). Midden-Drenthe. Retrieved 15 April 2023.


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