Huis ter Heide, Drenthe explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 9336TA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 9 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 10 March 2022. Two entries.
  3. Web site: Huis ter Heide (Drenthe) . Plaatsengids . 10 March 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Huis ter Heide, ‘Monument voor Franse Parachutisten’ . 4 en 5 mei . 10 March 2022 . nl.