Valthermond

Valthermond
Village
Valthermond is located in Drenthe
Valthermond
Valthermond
Location of the village in the province of Drenthe
Valthermond is located in Netherlands
Valthermond
Valthermond
Valthermond (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°52′31″N 6°56′56″E / 52.87528°N 6.94889°E / 52.87528; 6.94889
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceDrenthe
MunicipalityBorger-Odoorn
Established1853
Area
[1]
 • Total
33.40 km2 (12.90 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
3,375
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7876[1]
Dialing code0591

Valthermond is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn, and lies about 18 km north of Emmen.

History

The village was first mentioned between 1851 and 1855 as Valther Mond, and means "(canal) which has its mouth (in a main canal) belonging to Valthe". It is named after the eponymous canal which was dug in 1833 to excavate the peat in the area. A second canal was later dug, and that village and canal were named 2e Valthermond.[3] The village was founded in 1853, and is one of the longest excavation settlements of the Netherlands.[4]

The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1883, and a tower was added in 1925. A Baptist church was built in 1914, and is one of the few Baptist churches in the Netherlands other than the Mennonite churches.[4] Valthermond used to have a railway station on the Stadskanaal to Ter Apel border railway line between 1924 and 1935. It is in use by a museum railway line.[5] The former steam forge dates from the 1920s and used to make railway carriage and bridge parts for the peat excavation. It became a provincial monument in 2015.[6]

  • Street view
    Street view
  • Railway line
    Railway line
  • Farm in Valthermond
    Farm in Valthermond
  • Office and residential home of the peat excavation company
    Office and residential home of the peat excavation company

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 7876AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Valthermond (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b Ronald Stenvert (2001). Valthermond (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 61. ISBN 90 400 9454 3. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  5. ^ "station Musselkanaal- Valthermond". Stationsweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Valthermond". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.

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