Middenveld

Midden-Drenthe
Municipality
Canal through Midden-Drenthe
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Drenthe
Coordinates: 52°52′N 6°31′E / 52.867°N 6.517°E / 52.867; 6.517Coordinates: 52°52′N 6°31′E / 52.867°N 6.517°E / 52.867; 6.517
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 (February 2017)
• 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.middendrenthe.nl

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.