Loon, Drenthe

Loon
Village
The brink (communal pasture) of Loon with a sheep statue
Loon Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands Show map of Drenthe Loon Loon (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 53°0′48″N 6°36′44″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Drenthe
Municipality	Assen
Area [1]
• Total	4.59 km^2 (1.77 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	10 m (30 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	265
• Density	58/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9409[1]
Dialing code	0592

Loon is a village in the Netherlands and is part of the Assen municipality in Drenthe. The hunebed (dolmen) D15 [nl] is located near the village.

Overview

Loon is an esdorp which developed in the early middle ages on higher grounds. It does not have a church.[3] It was first mentioned around 1300 as "in villa Loen", and means "settlement near the forest".[4] In 1815, it became part of the municipality of Assen.[5] In 1840, it was home to 129 people.[6]

Loon used to have a dairy factory and a sawmill. In the 1950s, a villa ward was added to the village.[7] The village is nowadays on the edge of the city of Assen, however a railway line and canal provide some separation.[6]

Dolmen D15

The hunebed (dolmen) D15 [nl] is located near the village. It was first described in 1654, but was overgrown and buried.[3] In 1870, excavation began on the site, and four of the five capstones were still in their place, and 18 of the 23 side stones were still present. In 1974, two youths from Assen dug up bronze pottery from the dolmen. After some persuasion it was handed over to the Drents Museum where it was dated between 2450 and 2000 BC. The dolmen is clearly visible from the Meppel–Groningen railway.[8]

Gallery

• 
  Farm in Loon
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  Hunebed (dolmen) D15
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  Taarlosche Diep near Loon
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  Inside De Herberg Van Loon - well known eatery

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 10 March 2022. Two listings
2. "Postcodetool for 9409TG". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
3. Ronald Stenvert (2001). Loon (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9454 3. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
4. "Loon - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 March 2022.
5. J.C. Ramaer (1931). Het koninkrijk der Nederlanden, 1815-1831 (in Dutch). The Hague: Nijhoff. p. 92.
6. "Loon". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 March 2022.
7. "Loon". Geheugen van Drenthe (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 March 2022.
8. "D15 te Loon (bij Assen)". Hunebedden (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 March 2022.