| De Krim | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Overijssel#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in province of Overijssel in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Overijssel |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hardenberg |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 10 |
| Area Total Km2: | 19.09 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 2,190 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 7781 & 7782 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0524 |
| Coordinates: | 52.6487°N 6.6183°W |
De Krim is a village in the municipality of Hardenberg part of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands. The village started as a peat excavation village.
In 1832, the Lutterhoofdwijk canal was dug as a side canal of the to excavate the peat in the area, and a settlement developed along the canal.[3]
On 17 October 1857, it was first mentioned as De Krim (Dutch for Crimea).[4] That year, there was a riot among the peat workers which was suppressed by the Royal Marechaussee; the heavy-handedness of the police action was compared to the Crimean War.[5] [3] De Krim is a popular place name, and occurs 17 times in the Netherlands,[6] including the nearby Nieuwe Krim which begins with Nieuw (New) to distinguish from this village.[7]
In 1862, De Krim obtained an official concession to excavate the peat.[8] From 1890 onwards, the economy was based on potatoes, and in 1906, a potato starch factory opened. In 1911, the factory closed, but reopened as a cooperative and was renamed Onder Ons (Between Us).[3] The factory closed in 1990.[8] In 2004, the former rinse water basin of the factory was turned into a nature area and bird reserve.[9] A watchtower has been constructed for the birdwatchers.[10]
Up to 2000, the main settlement was part of the municipality of Gramsbergen, however the remainder was part of Hardenberg. On 1 January 2001, Gramsbergen was merged into Hardenberg.[8]