Steenbergen, Noordenveld Explained

Steenbergen
Settlement Type:Village
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:6
Area Total Km2:0.13
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:85
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:9307
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0592
Coordinates:53.0994°N 6.4083°W

Steenbergen [ˈsteːmbɛrɣə(n)] is a village in the Netherlands and is part of the Noordenveld municipality in Drenthe. The hunebed (dolmen) is located near the village.

History

Steenbergen is an esdorp without a church, and has been inhabited since pre-history.[3] [4] The village was first mentioned in 1531 as "van Steenberghen" which means "mountain of stone" and is a reference to the dolmen.[5] It was originally a satellite of Roden, but became independent in the 17th century. It was shepherd's village who kept sheep on the heath surrounding the village. In 1840, it was home to 84 people.[4]

Dolmen D1

D1 was first described in a journal by Nicolaus Westendorp in 1811, however given the etymology it was discovered much earlier.[5] The ground has never been explored scientifically. It contains 12 side stones and 6 capstones. In 1997, a fire was lit underneath the stones which caused one of the capstones to crack. It has been repaired and placed back with metal pins.[6]

There's another little dolmen in the village, however it has been constructed by a local resident, and is fake.[4]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 9307PA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 10 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 10 March 2022.
  3. Book: Steenbergen . Ronald Stenvert . 2001 . Zwolle . Waanders . 90 400 9454 3 . nl . 10 March 2022.
  4. Web site: Steenbergen (Roden). Plaatsengids . 10 March 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Steenbergen - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 10 March 2022 . nl.
  6. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20170223132522/http://hunebeddeninfo.nl/d1-steenbergen-61/beschrijving . Beschrijving en details van D1 . 23 February 2017 . Hunebedden Info . 10 March 2022 . nl.