Balkbrug
History
Balkbrug is located where the road from Ommen splits into a road to Meppel and Leeuwarden, and a road to Hoogeveen and the city of Groningen. In 1599, a redoubt was constructed in Ommerschans, south of Balkbrug. The village appeared in 1811 along the Dedemsvaart as part of a peat colony. It is named after a simple type of bridge. In 1819, a beggar's colony was founded to the south of the village. In 1840, it was home to 1,308 people. The church was built in 1896.
In 1893/94, the beggar's colony was turned into the state educational institution Veldzicht, a prison for young offenders. In 1911, it was enlarged and became the largest of the Netherlands. Nowadays, it is used as the forensic psychiatry centre.
Notable people
- Nanno de Groot (1913–1963), American autodidact artist.
Gallery
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Provisionally repaired bridge (1945) -
Church of Balkbrug -
Veldzicht
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References
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 7707AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ Ronald Stenvert & Jan ten Hove (1998). "Balkbrug" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9200 1. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Balkbrug - (geografische naam)". Balkbrug (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Balkbrug". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Nanno de Groot". Netherlands Institute for Art History. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
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