Eelderwolde

Eelderwolde
Village
Landscape near Eelderwolde
Eelderwolde in the municipality of Tynaarlo.
Eelderwolde Location in the province of Drenthe Show map of Drenthe Eelderwolde Eelderwolde (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 53°11′N 6°33′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Drenthe
Municipality	Tynaarlo, Groningen
Area [1]
• Total	4.98 km^2 (1.92 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	0.0 m (0.0 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	2,970
• Density	600/km^2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9766[1]
Dialing code	050

Eelderwolde is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Tynaarlo, and lies about 5 km south of Groningen.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1442 as "to Eelderwolde", and means "woods of Eelde".[3]

Eelderwolde was home to 34 people in 1840. In 1973, a recreation area is developed near Eelderwolde. It was expanded in 1983, and in 1987, a Scandinavian village with sauna was added. Since 2006, the neighbourhood Ter Borch is being developed with will ultimately consists of 1,250 houses.[4]

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 9766PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
3. "Eelderwolde - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
4. "Eelderwolde". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.