De Glind | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Gelderland |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Barneveld |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the province of Gelderland |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 6 |
Area Total Km2: | 6.15 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 620 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 3794 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0342 |
Coordinates: | 52.1192°N 5.5064°W |
De Glind is a village near Barneveld in the middle of Netherlands, in the province Gelderland.
It was first mentioned in 1321 as Ghelinde, and means "fenced off terrain".[3] The havezate Glinthorst was mentioned for the first time in 1325. It was demolished around 1780.[4] In 1840, it was home to 498 people. In 1916, a church was built in De Glind.[5]
In 1911, Foundation De Glindhorst was established by and a village for disadvantage youth was built. Farmers could rent a piece of land, but were obliged to take care of children. The youth village still exists, and is nowadays operated by the Rudolph Foundation.[5]