| Hoogersmilde | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Midden-Drenthe - Hoogersmilde.png |
| Map Caption1: | The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Hoogersmilde in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe. |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Drenthe |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Midden-Drenthe |
| Coordinates: | 52.9°N 30°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 13 |
| Area Total Km2: | 20.29 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1,665 |
| 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: | 9422 & 9423 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0591 |
Hoogersmilde is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 16 km southwest of Assen.
The village was first mentioned in 1634 as Hooge Smilde, and means "high Smilde". In 1614, a large region of raised bog was bought by a group of Amsterdam merchant lead to Adriaan Pauw to excavate the peat.[3] In 1634, Adriaan Pauw was made Heer of the Heerlijkheid Smilde in 1633. Hoogersmilde is the oldest settlement and was often referred to as Oude-Smilde.[4] The excavation stagnated around 1730, however it restarted after the was dug between 1767 and 1780.[3]
The Heerlijkheid was dissolved in 1795, and the municipality of Smilde was created with neighbouring Smilde as a capital. The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1845.[3] Hoogersmilde was home to 660 people in 1840.[5]
The Zendstation Smilde is located in Hoogersmilde, it partially collapsed after a fire on 15 July 2011.[6] The Blauwe Meer, an excavation lake, is situated south of Hoogersmilde.[7]
There are two primary schools, De Vaart and Pieter van Thuyl.[8]