Balinge is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 14 km northeast of Hoogeveen.
Balinge | |
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Village | |
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 Balinge in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe. | |
  Balinge Location in the Netherlands  Balinge Balinge (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52°48′40″N 6°37′40″E / 52.81111°N 6.62778°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Drenthe |
| Municipality | Midden-Drenthe |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.23 km2 (0.089 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 100 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 9437[1] |
| Dialing code | 0593 |
The village was first mentioned between 1381 and 1383 as Balinghe, and means "settlement of the people of Balo (person)".[3]
Balinge was home to 59 people in 1840.[4]
Education
editThere is a primary school in Balinge, De Wenteling.[5]
References
edit- 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 9437TA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ↑ "Balinge". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ↑ "Balinge". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ↑ "Scholen" (in Dutch). Midden-Drenthe. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
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