Huis ter Heide | |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Drenthe |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Noordenveld |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 12 |
Area Total Km2: | 9.84 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 130 |
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: | 9336 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0592 |
Coordinates: | 53.0205°N 6.4814°W |
Huis ter Heide is a hamlet in the Netherlands and is part of the Noordenveld municipality in Drenthe.
Huis ter Helde started as an inn from 1777 near the sluice. During the 18th century, the heath was cultivated and some farms appeared around the inn. In 1840, the population of Huis ter Heide was 40 people. The inn was rebuilt in 1886, and is currently in use as a farm.[3]
On 7 to 8 April 1945, during World War II, 15 Free French paratroopers were dropped in Huis ter Heide as part of Operation Amherst. They had found refugee in farm, but were betrayed. The farm was set on fire, and three paras burnt alive. Three others were killed during the fighting. There is a monument for the French paratroopers at Huis ter Heide.[4]