Darp
The current name was first mentioned 1851-1855 as "sic: Erp", and means village. It used to be called Hesselte (1206 in Hesle). The reason for the name change is unclear.
Much of the village was demolished in 1942 by the Germans to construct the military airfield Havelte. After 1948, part of the village was rebuilt further to the west.
Dolmen D53
The hunebed (dolmen) D53 is located near the village. At almost 18 metres (59 ft), it is one of the largest of the Netherlands. It consists 21 side stones and 9 capstones. It used to surrounded by a ring with more than 40 stones, however only 10 remain. In 1945, the dolmen was removed by German authorities for the construction of an airstrip, but the site has been rebuilt in 1949, because it had been mapped in detail in 1918.
References
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 7973JA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Darp - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Hesselte - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Darp". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "D53". Hunebedden (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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