De Wolden

{{Infobox settlement

| name = De Wolden

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Boerderij Commissieweg de Wijk.jpg

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Monumental farmhouse in De Wijk

| image_flag = Flag of De Wolden.svg

| flag_size = 100x67px

| flag_alt =

| image_shield = Coat of arms of De Wolden.svg

| shield_size = 100x80px

| shield_alt =

| image_map = Map - NL - Municipality code 1690 (2009).svg

| map_alt = Highlighted position of De Wolden in a municipal map of Drenthe

| map_caption = Location in Drenthe

| coordinates = {{coord|52|40|N|6|26|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_footnotes =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Netherlands

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Drenthe

| established_title = Established

| established_date = 1 January 1998{{cite web

|url = http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/methoden/classificaties/overzicht/gemeentelijke-indeling/1998/default.htm

|title = Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 1998

|trans-title=Municipal divisions on 1 January 1998

|language = Dutch

|website = cbs.nl

|publisher = CBS

|accessdate = 6 October 2013}}

| government_footnotes = {{cite web

|url=https://secure.dewolden.nl/politiek-organisatie/burgemeester-roger-de-groot_3278/

|title=Ronnie Dunning

|trans-title=Ronnie Dunning

|language=Dutch

|publisher=Gemeente De Wolden

|accessdate=6 October 2013

|url-status=dead

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714170114/https://secure.dewolden.nl/politiek-organisatie/burgemeester-roger-de-groot_3278/

|archivedate=14 July 2014

}}

| governing_body = Municipal council

| leader_party = PvdD

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Roger de Groot

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes = {{Dutch municipality total area|dataref}}

| area_total_km2 = {{Dutch municipality total area|De Wolden}}

| area_land_km2 = {{Dutch municipality land area|De Wolden}}

| area_water_km2 = {{Dutch municipality water area|De Wolden}}

| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web

|url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool

|title = Postcodetool for 7921GD

|trans-title=|language = Dutch

|author =

|date =

|work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland

|publisher = Het Waterschapshuis

|accessdate = 6 October 2013}}

| elevation_m = 12

| elevation_max_footnotes =

| elevation_max_m =

| elevation_min_footnotes =

| elevation_min_m =

| population_footnotes = {{Dutch municipality population|dataref}}

| population_total = {{Dutch municipality population|De Wolden}}

| population_as_of = {{MONTHNAME|{{Dutch municipality population|popbasemonth}}}} {{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}

| population_density_km2 = {{Dutch municipality population density|De Wolden}}

| population_demonym =

| timezone1 = CET

| utc_offset1 = +1

| timezone1_DST = CEST

| utc_offset1_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postcode

| postal_code = Parts of 7900 range

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = 0522, 0523, 0528

| website = {{URL|1=http://www.dewolden.nl}}

| footnotes =

}}

De Wolden ({{IPA|nl|də ˈʋɔldə(n)|-|Nl-De Wolden.oga}}) is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands in the province of Drenthe.

Population centres

{{columns-list|colwidth=12em|

  • Alteveer
  • Anholt
  • Ansen
  • Armweide
  • Bazuin
  • Benderse
  • Berghuizen
  • Blijdenstein
  • Bloemberg
  • Braamberg
  • Buitenhuizen
  • Bultinge
  • {{ill|Dijkhuizen, Netherlands|nl|Dijkhuizen (De Wolden)|lt=Dijkhuizen}}
  • Dickninge
  • Drogt
  • {{ill|Drogteropslagen|nl}}
  • Dunnigen
  • Echten
  • Eemten
  • Engeland
  • Eursinge
  • {{ill|Fort, Netherlands|nl|Fort (De Wolden)|lt=Fort}}
  • Gijsselte
  • {{ill|Haakswold|nl}}
  • Haalweide
  • {{ill|Hees, Drenthe|nl|Hees (De Wolden)|lt=Hees}}
  • Hoge Linthorst
  • {{ill|Kerkenveld|nl}}
  • Koekange
  • {{ill|Koekangerveld|nl}}
  • Kraloo
  • Leeuwte
  • {{ill|Linde, Netherlands|nl|Linde (De Wolden)|lt=Linde}}
  • Lubbinge
  • Lunssloten
  • Middelveen
  • Nolde
  • {{ill|Oldenhave|nl|Oldenhave (buurtschap)}}
  • {{ill|Oosteinde|nl|Oosteinde (De Wolden)}}
  • Oosterwijk
  • Oshaar
  • Oud Veeningen
  • De Oude Tol
  • Paardelanden
  • Pieperij
  • Rheebruggen
  • Ruinen
  • {{ill|Ruinerweide|nl}}
  • Ruinerwold
  • Schottershuizen
  • Schrapveen
  • De Stapel
  • Steenbergen
  • Struikberg
  • De Stuw
  • Ten Arlo
  • De Tippe
  • {{ill|Veeningen|nl}}
  • Vuile Riete
  • {{ill|Weerwille|nl}}
  • Wemmenhove
  • De Wijk
  • Witteveen
  • Zuidwolde

}}

=Topography=

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Dutch topographic map of the municipality of De Wolden, June 2015

Notable people

File:Jan-vayne-1270406926.jpg

Gallery

File:Oude gemeentehuis van Ruinerwold.JPG|Oude gemeentehuis van Ruinerwold

File:This house is a very, very, very fine house (6002092873).jpg|De Wildenberg at sunset, Zuidwolde

File:De Wieker Poort Onno de Ruijter.jpg|De Wieker Poort Onno de Ruijter

File:Huis te Echten.jpg|Huis te Echten

References

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