Hoogersmilde
Hoogersmilde is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 16 km southwest of Assen.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1634 as Hooge Smilde, and means "high Smilde".[3] In 1614, a large region of raised bog was bought by a group of Amsterdam merchant lead to Adriaan Pauw to excavate the peat.[4] In 1634, Adriaan Pauw was made Heer of the Heerlijkheid Smilde in 1633. Hoogersmilde is the oldest settlement and was often referred to as Oude-Smilde.[3] The excavation stagnated around 1730, however it restarted after the Drentsche Hoofdvaart [nl] was dug between 1767 and 1780.[4]
The Heerlijkheid was dissolved in 1795, and the municipality of Smilde was created with neighbouring Smilde as a capital.[5] The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1845.[4] Hoogersmilde was home to 660 people in 1840.[5]
The Zendstation Smilde is located in Hoogersmilde, it partially collapsed after a fire on 15 July 2011.[6] The Blauwe Meer, an excavation lake, is situated south of Hoogersmilde.[7]
Education
There are two primary schools, De Vaart and Pieter van Thuyl.[8]
Gallery
- Landscape around Hoogersmilde
- The collapsed tower (2011)
- Repaired tower (2012)
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9423NA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Hoogersmilde - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ a b c Ronald Stenvert (2001). Hoogersmilde (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 61. ISBN 90 400 9454 3. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Hoogersmilde". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ Mast TV-transmitter Smilde collapsed Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, 15 July 2011
- ^ "Recreatieplas Het Blauwe Meer". www.drenthe.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-08-03.
- ^ "Scholen" (in Dutch). Midden-Drenthe. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
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