Noord-Sleen Explained

Noord-Sleen
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Drenthe
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Coevorden
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:19
Area Total Km2:12.10
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:585
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:7846
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0591
Coordinates:52.7917°N 6.8017°W

Noord-Sleen is a village in the municipality of Coevorden in the province of Drenthe, Northeastern Netherlands.

Noord-Sleen started as an esdorp which split from Sleen in the 9th century. It contains two village greens.[3] It was first mentioned in 1365 as van Nortslene.[4] In 1840, it was home to 350 people.[5] The gristmill Albertdina was moved to Noord-Sleen in 1905.[6]

There are two dolmen near Noord-Sleen. is a large dolmen with a near complete ring of 24 stones. 7 of the 8 capstones are still present.[7] is not in a good condition, and it is clear that the capstones have been removed.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 7846AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 13 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 13 March 2022. Two entries.
  3. Book: Sleen . Ronald Stenvert . 159 . 2001 . Zwolle . Waanders . 90 400 9454 3 . nl . 13 March 2022.
  4. Web site: Noord-Sleen - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 13 March 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Noord-Sleen . Plaatsengids . 13 March 2022 . nl.
  6. Web site: Apollo/ Molen van Grashuis . Molendatabase . 13 March 2022 . nl.
  7. Web site: D50 . Hunebedden . 13 March 2022 . nl.
  8. Web site: D51 . Hunebedden . 13 March 2022 . nl.