Noordenveld

For the windmill named Noordenveld, see Noordenveld, Norg.

Noordenveld
Municipality
Monumental rowhouses in Veenhuizen
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Drenthe
Coordinates: 53°8′N 6°26′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Drenthe
Established	1 January 1998[1]
Government [2]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Klaas Smid (PvdA)
Area [3]
• Total	205.29 km^2 (79.26 sq mi)
• Land	199.41 km^2 (76.99 sq mi)
• Water	5.88 km^2 (2.27 sq mi)
Elevation [4]	3 m (10 ft)
Population  (January 2021)[5]
• Total	31,214
• Density	157/km^2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	9300–9349, 9749
Area code	050, 0516, 0592, 0594
Website	gemeentenoordenveld.nl
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Noordenveld, June 2015.

Noordenveld (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈnoːrdə(ɱ)vɛlt] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the northeastern part of the Netherlands.

Population centres

• Altena
• Alteveer
• Amerika
• Boerlaan
• De Horst
• De Pol
• Een
• Een-West
• Foxwolde
• Huis ter Heide
• Langelo
• Leutingewolde
• Lieveren
• Matsloot
• Nietap
• Nieuw-Roden
• Norg
• Norgervaart
• Peest
• Peize
• Peizermade
• Peizerwold
• Roden
• Roderesch
• Roderwolde
• Sandebuur
• Steenbergen
• Terheijl
• Veenhuizen
• Westervelde
• Zuidvelde.

Water Board Noordenveld

Noordenveld is also the name of a former Water Board, which had its office in Roden. Water Board Noordenveld arose from the Water Boards of Leutingewolde (1866-1967), De Zuidermaden (1914-1967), De Weehorst (1917-1967), De Peizer en Eeldermaden (1928-1984) and Matsloot-Roderwolde (1933-1984).[6]

In 1995, Water Board Noordenveld was merged into Water Board Noorderzijlvest, based in Onderdendam.

Notable people

• Hindericus Scheepstra (1859 in Roden – 1913) a Dutch writer, wrote children's book series Ot en Sien (1902).
• Jan Britstra (1905 in Norg – 1987) a Dutch hurdler, competed in the 110 metres hurdles at the 1928 Summer Olympics
• J. P. Kuiper (1922 in Norg – 1985) a professor of social medicine, promoted the idea of unconditional basic income
• Harm Kuipers (born 1947 in Vries) academic, former speed skater and racing cyclist

References

1. "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 1998" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 1998]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
2. "Hans van der Laan" (in Dutch). Gemeente Noordenveld. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
3. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
4. "Postcodetool for 9301AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
5. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
6. "Noorderzijlveld: Rechtsvoorgangers. Waterschap Noorderzijlveld" (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 June 2015.

External links

• Official website