De Krim

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| name = De Krim

| settlement_type = Village

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in province of Overijssel in the Netherlands

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| subdivision_name = Netherlands

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Overijssel

| subdivision_type2 = Municipality

| subdivision_name2 = Hardenberg

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| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 7781PA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 14 March 2022 }}

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| area_total_km2 = 19.09

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| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=14 March 2022|quote=Postal code 7781 is the village proper}}

| population_total = 2,190

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| timezone = CET

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| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 7781 & 7782

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| area_code = 0524

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De Krim is a village in the municipality of Hardenberg part of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands. The village started as a peat excavation village.

History

In 1832, the Lutterhoofdwijk canal was dug as a side canal of the {{ill|Dedemsvaart (canal)|nl|Dedemsvaart (kanaal)|lt=Dedemsvaart}} to excavate the peat in the area, and a settlement developed along the canal.{{cite web|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu03_01/sten009monu03_01_0024.php |title=De Krim |author=Ronald Stenvert & Jan ten Hove |year=1998 |page=80 |publisher=Waanders |location=Zwolle |isbn=90 400 9200 1 |language=nl |access-date=14 March 2022}}

On 17 October 1857, it was first mentioned as De Krim (Dutch for Crimea).{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009205057/http://www.hardenberg.nl/smartsite.shtml?id=15866 |url=http://www.hardenberg.nl/smartsite.shtml?id=15866 |archive-date=9 October 2007 |title=Historische gebeurtenissen |website=Hardenberg |access-date=14 March 2022 |language=nl}} That year, there was a riot among the peat workers which was suppressed by the Royal Marechaussee; the heavy-handedness of the police action was compared to the Crimean War.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/dekrim |title=De Krim - (geografische naam)|website=Etymologiebank |access-date=14 March 2022 |language=nl}} De Krim is a popular place name, and occurs 17 times in the Netherlands,{{cite web|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/rent001groe01_01/rent001groe01_01_0005.php |title=Groeten van Elders |page=23 |author=Rob Rentenaar |year=1990 | publisher=Strengholt |location=Naarden |isbn=90-6010-696-2}} including the nearby Nieuwe Krim which begins with Nieuw (New) to distinguish from this village.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/nieuwekrim |title=Nieuwe Krim - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=14 March 2022 |language=nl}}

In 1862, De Krim obtained an official concession to excavate the peat.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/de-krim |title=De Krim |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=14 March 2022 |language=nl}} From 1890 onwards, the economy was based on potatoes, and in 1906, a potato starch factory opened. In 1911, the factory closed, but reopened as a cooperative and was renamed Onder Ons (Between Us). The factory closed in 1990. In 2004, the former rinse water basin of the factory was turned into a nature area and bird reserve.{{cite web|url=https://www.landschapoverijssel.nl/routes/de-krimp-vloeivelden |title=De Krim(p): vloeivelden |website=Landschap Overwijssel |access-date=14 March 2022 |language=nl}} A watchtower has been constructed for the birdwatchers.{{cite web|url=https://vogelkijkhut.nl/view/674/ |title=De Krim - Vloeivelden De Krim - Uitkijktoren |website=Vogelkijkhut |access-date=14 March 2022 |language=nl}}

Up to 2000, the main settlement was part of the municipality of Gramsbergen, however the remainder was part of Hardenberg. On 1 January 2001, Gramsbergen was merged into Hardenberg.

Notable people

  • Hermien Timmerman (1943–2003), Schlager singer part of the duo {{ill|Gert en Hermien|nl||de}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.wieiswieinoverijssel.nl/zoekresultaten/p2/419-hermien-van-der-weide |title=Hermien van der Weide (1943-2003) |website=Wie is Wie in Overijssel |access-date=14 March 2022 |language=nl}}

References

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{{Dutch municipality Hardenberg}}

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Category:Populated places in Overijssel

Category:Hardenberg