Smilde | |
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Town | |
 Church in Smilde | |
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  Smilde Location in the Netherlands  Smilde Smilde (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52°56′55″N 6°26′54″E / 52.94861°N 6.44833°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Drenthe |
| Municipality | Midden-Drenthe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.96 km2 (8.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,500 |
| • Density | 200/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]
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 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
- Jaap Berghuis (1945-2005), painter
- Carry van Bruggen-de Haan (1881–1932), writer
- Jacob Israël de Haan (1881–1924), anti-Zionist and ultra-Orthodox activist
- Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper (1890–2005), oldest person from the Netherlands, aged 115 at the time of her death
- Alwin Kloekhorst (b. 1978), Indo-Europeanist and Hittitologist at the University of Leiden
Gallery
Draw bridge of Smilde
House in Smilde
Villa in Smilde
Former town hall
References
- 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 9422AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- ↑ "Smilde - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- 1 2 3 Ronald Stenvert (2001). Drouwenerveen (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 61. ISBN 90 400 9454 3. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- 1 2 "Smilde". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ↑ "Scholen" (in Dutch). Midden-Drenthe. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
