Zuidwolde, Drenthe

Village in Drenthe, Netherlands

52°40′17″N 6°25′40″E / 52.67139°N 6.42778°E / 52.67139; 6.42778CountryNetherlandsProvinceDrentheMunicipalityDe WoldenArea

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• Total23.05 km² (8.90 sq mi)Elevation

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11 m (36 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total6,385 • Density280/km² (720/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

7920, 7921^[1]

Dialing code0528

Zuidwolde is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is located in the municipality of De Wolden, about 7 km southwest of Hoogeveen. The village was integrated with Ruinen in 2008.^[3]

Zuidwolde was a separate municipality until 1998, when it became part of De Wolden.^[4]

Zuidwolde is the site of the De Vlijt, a windmill from the 1800s.

Notable people

Bart de Groot (born 1990), footballer^[5]
Henk Hulzebos (born 1950), equestrian^[6]
Wouter Marinus (born 1995), footballer^[7]
Jan Vayne (born 1966), pianist^[8]

Gallery

Farm in Zuidwolde
Sunset
Protestant church
Two storks

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 7921AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ Wolden/Ruinen, Drenthe – The New Integrated Municipality
^ Meer, Ad van der and Boonstra, Onno (2006). Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten. KNAW. "KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina". Archived from the original on 20 February 2007. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ "FC Emmen-speler Bart de Groot naar Vietnam". RTV Drenthe (in Dutch). 18 November 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ "Henk Hulzebos". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ "Wouter Marinus". World Football (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ "Jan Vayne". Muziekencyclopedie (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2022.