Weerdinge
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands
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| subdivision_name1 = Drenthe
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Emmen
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| area_total_km2 = 1.26
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| population_total = 580
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Weerdinge is a neighbourhood and former village of Emmen in the Dutch province of Drenthe.
History
Weerdinge is an esdorp which developed in the 10th century, on the road from Emmen naar Exloo.{{cite book|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu07_01/sten009monu07_01_0098.php |title=Westervelde |author=Ronald Stenvert |page=202 | year=2001 |location=Zwolle |publisher=Waanders |isbn=90 400 9454 3 |language=nl |access-date=11 March 2022}} It was first mentioned in 1327 as Weerdighen. The name means "the people of Wardo".{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/weerdinge |title=Weerdinge |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=11 March 2022 |language=nl}} In 1905, a railway line between Emmen and Stadskanaal was laid and a train station was built in Weerdinge. The line closed in 1963. In 1932, it was home to 977 people.{{cite book|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/boeken/view?objectsearch=Klazienaveen&coll=boeken&identifier=MMKB24:079834000:00093 |title=In en om de gemeente Emmen |year=1935 |author=Jan Harm Tuntler |publisher=Ten Kate |language=nl |page=89}} The gristmill De Hondsrug was built in 1910 and was restored in 1988.
In 1978, Weerdinge was annexed by neighbouring Emmen, and has become a neighbourhood.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/weerdinge |title=Weerdinge |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=11 March 2022 |language=nl}}
The Pair of Weerdinge
{{main|Weerdinge Men}}
On 29 June 1904, a pair of bog bodies were discovered by Hilbrand Gringhuis. Initially, it was thought that it was a man and a woman, but it has been established that they are two unrelated men. They have been dated 92 BC to 70 AD. Both have probably been killed.{{cite web|url=https://www.uitgeverijdrenthe.nl/het-paar-van-weerdinge |title=Het paar van Weerdinge |website=Uitgeverij Drenthe |access-date=11 March 2022 |language=nl}} Both bodies are on display at the Drents Museum.{{cite web|url=https://drentsmuseum.nl/nl/nieuws/onderzoek-naar-paar-van-weerdinge |title=Onderzoek naar paar van Weerdinge |website=Drents Museum |access-date=11 March 2022 |language=nl}}
Gallery
File:Paar van Weerdinge, Drents Museum, 1904 VII2A.jpg|The Pair of Weerdinge
File:De Hondsrug 6.JPG|Windmill De Hondsrug
References
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External links
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- [http://www.weerdinge.info Website of Weerdinge] (in Dutch)
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Category:Populated places in Drenthe
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