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 .
5-497: The village was first mentioned in 1634 as Hooge Smilde, and means "high Smilde ". In 1614, a large region of raised bog was bought by a group of Amsterdam merchant lead to Adriaan Pauw to excavate the peat . 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. The excavation stagnated around 1730, however it restarted after
10-483: A part of Middenveld. However, that name changed in 2000 and was renamed the municipality of Midden-Drenthe . The village was first mentioned in 1846 as Smilde. The etymology is unclear. 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
15-492: Is situated south of Hoogersmilde. There are two primary schools, De Vaart and Pieter van Thuyl. This Drenthe location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Smilde 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
20-499: The Drentsche Hoofdvaart [ nl ] was dug between 1767 and 1780. The Heerlijkheid was dissolved in 1795, and the municipality of Smilde was created with neighbouring Smilde as a capital. The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1845. Hoogersmilde was home to 660 people in 1840. The Zendstation Smilde is located in Hoogersmilde, it partially collapsed after a fire on 15 July 2011. The Blauwe Meer , an excavation lake ,
25-620: Was later renamed to Smilde. The Dutch Reformed church was built between 1780 and 1788 in Louis XVI style . It was restored in 1963. 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. Smilde was home to 1,675 people in 1840. Smilde was an independent municipality until 1998 when it was merged into Midden-Drenthe . There are two primary schools, De Schutkampen and Prinses Margriet ( Princess Margriet of
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