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35-536: Hooghalen is a village in the municipality Midden-Drenthe , in the Dutch province Drenthe . In Drenthe it is also called Hoal'n or Hoalen , but then people often mean the entire area, with the neighborhoods Laaghalen , Laaghalerveen and Oosthalen . It is located on the flank of sandy soils, above a salt dome . The main attraction of Hooghalen is the Herinneringscentrum Kamp Westerbork. Here

70-508: A bakery and a few other shops and restaurants. Thanks to its location on the Oude Provincialeweg and the A28 , Hooghalen can be easily reached by car. There is a motorway connection to the north and south of the village. The railway line Meppel – Groningen runs just east of the village, but there is no longer a station . Hooghalen Station was closed in 1938. At the northern edge of the village

105-519: A commuter village and many farms were given a residential function, a development that took place everywhere in Drenthe. Until 1 January 1998, Hooghalen was part of the municipality Beilen . At present, the village is located in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe through a merger with the municipality of Westerbork and the municipality Smilde . An Easter fire is also held every year in Hooghalen There

140-410: A large number of municipal mergers in the past decades and Drenthe was no exception. The most significant simultaneous set of mergers took place in 1998, when 32 municipalities were amalgamated into 10 larger municipalities. As of 2014 Drenthe consists of 12 municipalities ; Emmen is the largest municipality in terms of both population and area, Westerveld is the least populous and Meppel covers

175-517: A population of about 502,000, and a total area of 2,680 km (1,030 sq mi). Drenthe has been populated for 15,000 years. The region has subsequently been part of the Episcopal principality of Utrecht , Habsburg Netherlands , Dutch Republic , Batavian Republic , Kingdom of Holland and Kingdom of the Netherlands . Drenthe has been an official province since 1796. The capital and seat of

210-554: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Drenthe Drenthe ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdrɛntə] ) is a province of the Netherlands located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and the German state of Lower Saxony to the east. As of January 2023, Drenthe had

245-543: Is a small forest, 't Witte Zand . To the east of the village lies not only the modest ess, but also a large nature reserve : the Hoogwaardij Boswachterij. This consists not only of coniferous forest , but also of a peat bog area (the Hingstveen) and heathland. The camp site is in the middle of the area, the memorial center on the outskirts. Since the end of the sixties there has been a row of radio telescopes ,

280-415: Is also a sheep cage, where the shepherd leaves every day at half past nine with his Schoonebekers to the heath, and brings the sheep back to the cage at half past four. Until the 18th century no distinction was made between Hooghalen and Laaghalen . Laaghalen is probably a medieval spin-off from Hooghalen. Both places were part of the boermarke van Haelen. The marke was not split in two until 1864, although

315-572: Is an art and history museum in Assen. It had 227,000 visitors in 2013. Museum Collectie Brands is a local museum located in Nieuw-Dordrecht that houses an extensive collection of rare and curious items collected by Jans Brands. The States of Drenthe have 43 seats, and is headed by the King's Commissioner , currently Jetta Klijnsma . While the provincial council is elected by the people of Drenthe,

350-473: Is now a national heritage site ( rijksmonument ). Their Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope is an array of fourteen dishes near the village of Westerbork and construction was completed in 1970. Their international Low-Frequency Array with its core near Exloo was completed in 2012. In Assen, Emmen, and Meppel are universities of applied sciences ( hogescholen ). The Stenden University of Applied Sciences has locations in these three towns, which formed

385-667: Is one primary school, De Bosvlinder. Midden-Drenthe The village of Westerbork gives its name to the Westerbork deportation and (later) concentration camp , located about 7 km north of the village, in the forests of Hooghalen. The Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT) array was installed near the site of the camp in 1969. There are 16 primary schools in the municipality as of 2023. There are two secondary schools, both in Beilen: This Drenthe location article

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420-469: Is the 3rd least populous and least densely populated province of the Netherlands, with only Flevoland and Zeeland having fewer people. Emmen is the most populous municipality in the province. In 2015, 23.8% of the population belonged to the Protestant Church in the Netherlands while 9.3% was Roman Catholic , 0.9% was Muslim and 3.6% belonged to other churches or faiths. Over half (62.4%) of

455-666: Is the only professional football club in Drenthe. It plays in the Keuken Kampioen Divisie and its home stadium is De Oude Meerdijk . The Ronde van Drenthe is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle race that takes place annually in early March. The TT Circuit Assen hosts the Dutch TT , which is a round of the MotoGP series of the Motorcycle Road Racing World Championship. Drents Museum

490-530: The Drenthe University of Applied Sciences before a merger in 2008. The Hanze Institute of Technology , part of the Hanze University of Applied Sciences , is located in Assen. There are no research universities ( universiteiten ) in the province of Drenthe. RTV Drenthe , the regional radio and television station, is based in Assen. The regional daily newspaper for the provinces of Drenthe and Groningen

525-741: The Papacy around 1228-1232. After long being subject to the Utrecht diocese , Bishop Henry of Wittelsbach in 1528 ceded Drenthe to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg , who incorporated it into the Habsburg Netherlands . When the Republic of the Seven United Provinces was declared in 1581, Drenthe became part of it as the County of Drenthe , although it never gained full provincial status due to its poverty;

560-628: The Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope . To prevent disturbance of the observations, motorized traffic and the use of mobile phone s in the wider area is not permitted. The Heuvingerzand is also part of the forestry. This does not apply to the Groote Zand, a forest and heath area to the north-east of Hooghalen that is owned by The Drentse Landschap. In addition, there is Hijkerveld between Hooghalen and Hijken, which consists of moorland, fens, peat remains and deciduous forest. There

595-422: The 1970s, there were four hostage crises where South Moluccan terrorists demanded an independent Republic of South Maluku . They held hostages in hijacked trains in 1975 and 1977, in a primary school in 1977 , and in the province hall in 1978 . Drenthe is situated at 52°55′N 6°35′E  /  52.917°N 6.583°E  / 52.917; 6.583 in the northeast of the Netherlands; with to

630-600: The Commissioner is appointed by the King and the cabinet of the Netherlands. The daily affairs of the province are taken care of by the Gedeputeerde Staten , which are also headed by the Commissioner; its members ( gedeputeerden ) can be compared with ministers. The motorways A28 ( E232 ), A32 , A37 ( E233 ), and the other major roads N33, N34 , and N48 are maintained by the state. There are four railways partially in

665-519: The German occupiers used the camp (which they named KZ Westerbork ) as a Durchgangslager (transit camp). Many Dutch Jews, Sinti , Roma , resistance combatants and political adversaries were imprisoned before being transferred to concentration and extermination camps in Germany and occupied Poland. Anne Frank was deported on the last train leaving the Westerbork transit camp on 3 September 1944. In

700-468: The Netherlands; except for the small cities of Assen (pop. 67,963 ) and Emmen (pop. 107,113), the land in Drenthe is mainly used for agriculture and it has a notable amount of forests and nature. The name Drenthe is said to stem from thrija-hantja meaning "three lands". Drenthe has been populated by people since prehistory. Artifacts from the Wolstonian Stage (150,000 years ago) are among

735-471: The history is told of Westerbork Camp and the Jewish persecution in general. The former camp is located on the edge of the southern village Westerbork . The village of Hooghalen has a Dutch Reformed and a Reformed Churches liberated church and also has a Reformed municipality. Other facilities in the village are: sports fields, football club HHCombi, a public primary school, a supermarket with postal agency,

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770-401: The land or 1,898 km (733 sq mi) is used for agriculture. Drenthe has several heathlands and no significant rivers or lakes. The national parks Drents-Friese Wold and Dwingelderveld ( IUCN category II) and the national landscape Drentsche Aa (IUCN category V) are all (partially) located in the province. The major urban centers of the province are the capital Assen in

805-427: The north and Emmen , Meppel , Hoogeveen , and Coevorden in the south. Drenthe has an oceanic climate ( Köppen climate classification : Cfb). The province ( Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics or NUTS level 2) is divided into three COROP regions (NUTS level 3): North Drenthe, Southeast Drenthe, and Southwest Drenthe. The COROP regions are used for statistical purposes. The Netherlands underwent

840-439: The north the province Groningen , to the west the province Friesland , to the south the province Overijssel , and to the east the German districts Emsland and Bentheim in the state Lower Saxony . Drenthe is the 9th largest province of the Netherlands. It has a total area of 2,683 km (1,036 sq mi), with 2,639 km (1,019 sq mi) of land and 44 km (17 sq mi) of water. About 72% of

875-495: The oldest found in the Netherlands. In fact, it was one of the most densely populated areas of the Netherlands until the Bronze Age. The most tangible evidence of this are the dolmens ( hunebedden ) built around 3500 BC. 53 of the 54 dolmens in the Netherlands can be found in Drenthe, concentrated in the northeast of the province. In 2006, the archaeological reserve of Strubben-Kniphorstbos , located between Anloo and Schipborg ,

910-499: The population identified as non-religious. Religion in Drenthe (2015) Agriculture is an important employer, although industrial areas are found near the cities. The quietness of the province is also attracting a growing number of tourists. Drenthe is known as the "Cycling Province" of the Netherlands and is an exceptional place for a cycling holiday, having hundreds of kilometers of cycle paths through forest, heath and along canals and many towns and villages offering refreshment along

945-566: The province of Drenthe: Groningen Airport Eelde is a minor international airport located in Eelde in the province of Drenthe. Hoogeveen Airport is a general aviation airport located in Hoogeveen . ASTRON , the Netherlands institute for radio astronomy , is located near Dwingeloo . Their single-dish radio telescope of the Dwingeloo Radio Observatory was completed in 1956 and

980-516: The province was so poor it was exempt from paying federal taxes and as a consequence was denied representation in the States General. The successor Batavian Republic granted it provincial status on 1 January 1796. Shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War , the Dutch government built a camp near the town of Hooghalen to intern German Jewish refugees. During the Second World War ,

1015-634: The provincial government is Assen . The King's Commissioner of Drenthe is Jetta Klijnsma . The Farmer-Citizen Movement (BBB) is the largest party in the States-Provincial , followed by the Labour Party (PvdA) and the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). Drenthe has the lowest population density in the European Netherlands. It is a predominantly rural area, unlike many other parts of

1050-445: The smallest area. The municipalities Assen , Noordenveld , and Tynaarlo are part of the interprovincial Groningen-Assen Region and the municipalities Aa en Hunze , Assen, Borger-Odoorn , Coevorden , Emmen, Midden-Drenthe , Noordenveld, and Westerveld are part of the international Ems Dollart Region (EDR). On 1 January 2023, Drenthe had a total population of 502,051 and a population density of 191/km (490/sq mi). It

1085-528: The villages were already functioning independently at that time. In 1870, Hooghalen received a station on the newly constructed Meppel-Groningen railway line. In 1938 it was closed due to a lack of customers. Fighting acts at the end of the Second World War destroyed many old farms and in the village center. After the Second World War, Hooghalen was expanded on a modest scale with new construction. The village slowly changed from an agricultural village into

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1120-401: The way. Drenthe exports through the entire Netherlands and also receives supplies and goods from Germany, making it a good business district. Many Dutch and German multinational companies are settled in Drenthe. The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the province was 15.1 billion € in 2018, accounting for 1.9% of the Netherlands economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power

1155-614: Was 26,700 € or 89% of the EU27 average in the same year. Over half the population of Drenthe speaks the Drents dialect. Each town or village has its own version. All versions are part of the Low Saxon language group. Dutch Low Saxon has been officially recognised by the Dutch government as a regional language and is protected by the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages . FC Emmen

1190-547: Was a trading centre in the Netherlands in the Bronze Age. Drenthe was first mentioned in a document from 820, it was called Pago Treanth (Drenthe district). In archives from Het Utrechts Archief , from 1024 to 1025, the "county Drenthe" is mentioned, when Emperor Henry II gave it to Bishop Adalbold II of Utrecht . Subjugation of this region into the Holy Roman Empire culminated in the Drenther Crusade launched by

1225-555: Was created to preserve part of this heritage. Most of the Bronze Age objects found in the Netherlands have been found in Drenthe. One item shows that trading networks during this period extended a far distance. Large bronze situlae (buckets) found in Drenthe were manufactured somewhere in eastern France or in Switzerland . They were used for mixing wine with water (a Roman/Greek custom). The many finds in Drenthe of rare and valuable objects, such as tin-bead necklaces, suggest that Drenthe

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