Hoogersmilde
History
The village was first mentioned in 1634 as Hooge Smilde, and means "high Smilde". In 1614, a large region of raised bog was bought by a group of Amsterdam merchant lead to Adriaan Pauw to excavate the peat. In 1634, Adriaan Pauw was made Heer of the Heerlijkheid Smilde in 1633. Hoogersmilde is the oldest settlement and was often referred to as Oude-Smilde. The excavation stagnated around 1730, however it restarted after the Drentsche Hoofdvaart was dug between 1767 and 1780.
The Heerlijkheid was dissolved in 1795, and the municipality of Smilde was created with neighbouring Smilde as a capital. The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1845. Hoogersmilde was home to 660 people in 1840.
The Zendstation Smilde is located in Hoogersmilde, it partially collapsed after a fire on 15 July 2011. The Blauwe Meer, an excavation lake, is situated south of Hoogersmilde.
Education
There are two primary schools, De Vaart and Pieter van Thuyl.
Gallery
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Landscape around Hoogersmilde -
The collapsed tower (2011) -
Repaired tower (2012)
References
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9423NA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Hoogersmilde - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ Ronald Stenvert (2001). Hoogersmilde (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 61. ISBN 90 400 9454 3. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Hoogersmilde". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ Mast TV-transmitter Smilde collapsed Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, 15 July 2011
- ^ "Recreatieplas Het Blauwe Meer". www.drenthe.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-08-03.
- ^ "Scholen" (in Dutch). Midden-Drenthe. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
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