Ruinen
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ruinen
| settlement_type = Village and former municipality
| image_skyline = File:20210512 zicht op Ruinen2 vanuit het noorden.jpg
| image_caption = View on Ruinen
| image_flag = Ruinen_vlag.svg
| image_shield = Ruinen_wapen.svg
| shield_size = 120x100px
| coordinates = {{coord|52|45|48|N|6|21|23|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Drenthe
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = De Wolden
| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 7963AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 11 April 2022 }}
| elevation_m = 8
| elevation_min_m =
| elevation_max_m =
| area_total_km2 = 34.94
| area_land_km2 =
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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=11 April 2022 |quote=two etnries}}
| population_total = 3,380
| population_as_of = 2021
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_urban_km2 = auto
| timezone = CET
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| area_code_type = Dialing code
| area_code = 0522
}}
Ruinen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is located in the municipality of De Wolden, about 10 km northwest of Hoogeveen. The Dwingelderveld National Park is located near Ruinen.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1139 as de Runa. The etymology is unknown.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/ruinen2 |title=Ruinen - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=11 April 2022 |language=nl}} Ruinen is an esdorp from the Early Middle Ages. Around 1140, a double monastery of the Benedictines was founded in Ruinen, however they moved to De Wijk in 1325.{{cite book|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu07_01/sten009monu07_01_0079.php |title=Ruinen |author=Ronald Stenvert |page=61 |year=2001 |location=Zwolle |publisher=Waanders |isbn=90 400 9454 3 |language=nl |access-date=11 April 2022}}
The Dutch Reformed has been built in the 15th century replacing and reusing the monastery church of which dated from around 1140. The tower was built in 1423. The spire has been renewed in 1660 after it had been damaged by a storm, and the crown was replaced in 1952. Between 1972 and 1975, the church was restored to its original form before 1836.
Ruinen was home to 1,059 people in 1840.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/ruinen |title=Ruinen |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=11 April 2022 |language=nl}} Ruinen was a separate municipality until 1998, when it became part of De Wolden.{{Repertorium Nederlandse Gemeenten}} The windmill De Zaandplatte was rebuilt in 1964, and is open to the public.{{cite web|url=https://molendatabase.nl/nederland/molen.php?nummer=28 |title=De Zaandplatte |website=Molen database |access-date=11 April 2022 |language=nl}}
Notable residents
- Jan Hendrik de Boer (1899–1971), a physicist and chemist.{{cite web|url=http://www.biografischportaal.nl/en/persoon/29078077 |title=Jan Hendrik de Boer |website=Biographical portal of the Netherlands |access-date=12 March 2022}}
- Sione Jongstra (born 1976), a Dutch triathlete{{cite news|url=https://de-wolden.nieuws.nl/sport-de-wolden/17146/triatlete-sione-jongstra-geeft-zwemclinic-zwembad-ruinen/ |title=Triatlete Sione Jongstra geeft zwemclinic in Zwembad Ruinen |date=16 June 2018 |access-date=12 March 2022 |language=nl}}
Gallery
File:20210512 Zaandplatte nabij Ruinen.jpg|The Zaandplatte windmill
File:P1020022copyRuinen.jpg|Bar Brinkzicht
File:Kerk op brink van Ruinen.jpg|Church in Ruinen
File:P1020025copyRuinen.jpg|Horse and carriage
References
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{{Dutch municipality De Wolden}}
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Category:Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 1998
Category:Populated places in Drenthe
Category:Former municipalities of Drenthe
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