Zwinderen
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Zwinderen
| settlement_type = Village
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| image_skyline = File:20200427 Zwinderensebrug Verlengde Hoogeveensche Vaart.jpg
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| image_caption = Bridge at Zwinderen
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Drenthe
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Coevorden
| pushpin_map = Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 7864PK |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 13 March 2022 }}
| elevation_m = 13
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| area_total_km2 = 14.40
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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=13 March 2022|quote=two entries}}
| population_total = 410
| 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 = 0524
| coordinates = {{coord|52|43|37|N|6|40|34|E|region:NL|display=inline, title}}
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Zwinderen is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Coevorden municipality in Drenthe, about 8.7 km from the city Coevorden.
Zwinderen is an esdorp without a church which developed in the early Middle Ages.{{cite book|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu07_01/sten009monu07_01_0113.php |title=Echten |author=Ronald Stenvert |page=221 |year=2001 |location=Zwolle |publisher=Waanders |isbn=90 400 9454 3 |language=nl |access-date=13 March 2022}} It was first mentioned in 1217 as "in Suinre". The etymology is unclear.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/zwinderen |title=Zwinderen - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=13 March 2022 |language=nl}} In 1840, it was home to 134 people.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/zwinderen |title=Zwinderen |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=13 March 2022 |language=nl}}
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Category:Populated places in Drenthe
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