De Wolden

Municipality in Drenthe, Netherlands

De Wolden

Municipality

Monumental farmhouse in De Wijk

Flag

Coat of arms

Location in Drenthe

Coordinates: 52°40′N 6°26′E﻿ / ﻿52.667°N 6.433°E﻿ / 52.667; 6.433
Country| Netherlands
Province| Drenthe
Established| 1 January 1998[1]
Government

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• Body| Municipal council
• Mayor| Roger de Groot (PvdD)
Area

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• Total

| 226.35 km2 (87.39 sq mi)
• Land| 224.55 km2 (86.70 sq mi)
• Water| 1.80 km2 (0.69 sq mi)
Elevation

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| 12 m (39 ft)
Population

(January 2021)[5]

• Total

| 24,374
• Density| 109/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode|

Parts of 7900 range

Area code| 0522, 0523, 0528
Website| www.dewolden.nl

De Wolden (Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈʋɔldə(n)] ⓘ) is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands in the province of Drenthe.

## Population centres

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* Alteveer
* Anholt
* Ansen
* Armweide
* Bazuin
* Benderse
* Berghuizen
* Blijdenstein
* Bloemberg
* Braamberg
* Buitenhuizen
* Bultinge
* Dijkhuizen [nl]
* Dickninge
* Drogt
* Drogteropslagen [nl]
* Dunnigen
* Echten
* Eemten
* Engeland
* Eursinge
* Fort [nl]
* Gijsselte
* Haakswold [nl]
* Haalweide
* Hees [nl]
* Hoge Linthorst
* Kerkenveld [nl]
* Koekange
* Koekangerveld [nl]
* Kraloo
* Leeuwte
* Linde [nl]
* Lubbinge
* Lunssloten
* Middelveen
* Nolde
* Oldenhave [nl]
* Oosteinde [nl]
* Oosterwijk
* Oshaar
* Oud Veeningen
* De Oude Tol
* Paardelanden
* Pieperij
* Rheebruggen
* Ruinen
* Ruinerweide [nl]
* Ruinerwold
* Schottershuizen
* Schrapveen
* De Stapel
* Steenbergen
* Struikberg
* De Stuw
* Ten Arlo
* De Tippe
* Veeningen [nl]
* Vuile Riete
* Weerwille [nl]
* Wemmenhove
* De Wijk
* Witteveen
* Zuidwolde

### Topography

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Dutch topographic map of the municipality of De Wolden, June 2015

## Notable people

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Jan Vayne, 2005

* Jan Evertsen Cloppenburgh (1571 in Ruinen – 1648) a Dutch publisher during the Dutch Golden Age
* Steven van Voorhees (1600 in Hees – 1684) an early Dutch settler in America
* Henrik Ruse, Baron of Rysensteen (1624 in Ruinen - 1679) a Dutch officer and fortification engineer
* Hendrikje Doelen (1784 in Oosterwijk – 1847) a Dutch serial killer
* Jan Arend Godert de Vos van Steenwijk II (1818 in De Wijk – 1905) a Dutch politician and president of the senate 1874/1880
* Jan Hendrik de Boer (1899 in Ruinen – 1971) a Dutch physicist and chemist
* Jan Vayne (1966 in Zuidwolde) a Dutch pianist
* Korie Homan (born 1986 in de Wijk) a Dutch former wheelchair tennis player and gold medallist at the 2008 Paralympics

## Gallery

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* Oude gemeentehuis van Ruinerwold

* De Wildenberg at sunset, Zuidwolde

* De Wieker Poort Onno de Ruijter

* Huis te Echten

## References

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1. ^ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 1998" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 1998]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
2. ^ "Ronnie Dunning" [Ronnie Dunning] (in Dutch). Gemeente De Wolden. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
3. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
4. ^ "Postcodetool for 7921GD". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
5. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

## External links

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* Official website

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Places adjacent to De Wolden

|  | Westerveld |

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Meppel |

De Wolden

| Hoogeveen
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Staphorst (OV) |  | Hardenberg (OV)

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Municipalities of Drenthe

* Aa en Hunze
* Assen
* Borger-Odoorn
* Coevorden
* De Wolden
* Emmen
* Hoogeveen
* Meppel
* Midden-Drenthe
* Noordenveld
* Tynaarlo
* Westerveld

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* Netherlands
* Provinces
* Municipalities

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Populated places in the municipality of De Wolden

Villages|

* Alteveer
* Ansen
* Berghuizen
* Echten
* Kerkenveld [nl]
* Koekange
* Linde [nl]
* Oosteinde [nl]
* Ruinen
* Ruinerwold
* Veeningen [nl]
* De Wijk
* Zuidwolde

Hamlets|

* Anholt
* Eursinge
* Nolde
* Noordwijk
* Witteveen

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