Midden-Drenthe
| Midden-Drenthe | |||
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| Municipality | |||
Canal through Midden-Drenthe
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.svg) Location in Drenthe |
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| Coordinates: 52°52′N 6°31′E / 52.867°N 6.517°ECoordinates: 52°52′N 6°31′E / 52.867°N 6.517°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Drenthe | ||
| Established | 1 January 1998 | ||
| Renamed | 1 January 2000 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Jan Broertjes (VVD) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 345.87 km2 (133.54 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 341.01 km2 (131.66 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 4.86 km2 (1.88 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) | ||
| Population (May 2014) | |||
| • Total | 33,313 | ||
| • Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 7938, 9410–9442 | ||
| Area code | 0528, 0592, 0593 | ||
| Website | www |
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Midden-Drenthe (
pronunciation ) is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. The municipality was created in 1998, in a merger of the former municipalities of Beilen, Smilde, and Westerbork. Between 1998 and 2000, the name of the municipality was Middenveld.
Balinge, Beilen, Bovensmilde, Brunsting, Bruntinge, Drijber, Elp, Eursinge, Garminge, Hijken, Hijkersmilde, Holthe, Hoogersmilde, Hooghalen, Laaghalen, Laaghalerveen, Lieving, Makkum, Mantinge, Nieuw-Balinge, Oranje, Orvelte, Smalbroek, Smilde, Spier, Terhorst, Westerbork, Wijster, Witteveen, Zuidveld and Zwiggelte.
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