Midlaren

Midlaren
Village
Pavilion De Bloemert
The village (dark red) and the statistical district (light green) of Midlaren in the municipality of Tynaarlo.
Midlaren Location in the province of Drenthe Show map of Drenthe Midlaren Midlaren (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 53.10994°N 6.67750°E / 53.10994; 6.67750
Country	Netherlands
Province	Drenthe
Municipality	Tynaarlo
Area [1]
• Total	6.95 km^2 (2.68 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	3.7 m (12.1 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	345
• Density	50/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9475[1]
Dialing code	050

Midlaren is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Tynaarlo, and lies about 14 km southeast of Groningen.

History

The village was first mentioned between 1298 and 1304 as "in Middelare". Mid (middle) has been added to distinguish between Noordlaren and Zuidlaren. In the 12th century, "tribus Laribus" was recorded which means "the three Larens". "Laar" means "open forest".[3] Midlaren is an esdorp without a church which developed in the Early Middle Ages. There are remains of two brinks (village squares).[4]

Midlaren was home to 73 people in 1840.[5] Pavilion De Bloemert was built in 1935 in functionalist style in reinforced concrete. The summer residence Villa Meerwijk was destroyed by fire in 1945 and only the park remains.[4]

Dolmen

There are two hunebedden (dolmen) in Midlaren. D3 [nl] and D4 [nl] are a pair located next to farms on a public road. They are near complete: all the capstones are present and only two side stones are missing. They have never been restored, however some cracks have been filled in with concrete. They are photogenic dolmen due to the nearby farms and the oak trees which overshadow the stones. One farm was purchased by Het Drentse Landschap [nl] in 2001, and in 2003, pottery and artefacts were discovered under the floor of the barn.[6]

Gallery

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  Hunebed in Midlaren
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  Farm in Midlaren
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  Farm in Midlaren
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  Villa Meerwijk (1861)

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 9475PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
3. "Midlaren - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
4. Ronald Stenvert (2001). Midlaren (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9454 3. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
5. "Midlaren". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
6. "D3, Midlaren D4, Midlaren". Hunebedden (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.