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De Wolden
De Wolden () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the northeastern Netherlands in the province of Drenthe. Population centres Topography ''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of De Wolden, June 2015'' Notable people * Jan Evertsen Cloppenburgh (1571 in Ruinen – 1648) a Dutch publisher during the Dutch Golden Age * Steven van Voorhees (1600 in Hees – 1684) an early Dutch settler in America * Henrik Rysensteen, Henrik Ruse, Baron of Rysensteen (1624 in Ruinen - 1679) a Dutch officer and fortification engineer * Hendrikje Doelen (1784 in Oosterwijk – 1847) a Dutch serial killer * Jan Arend Godert de Vos van Steenwijk II (1818 in De Wijk – 1905) a Dutch politician and president of the Senate (Netherlands), senate 1874/1880 * Jan Hendrik de Boer (1899 in Ruinen – 1971) a Dutch physicist and chemist * Jan Vayne (1966 in Zuidwolde) a Dutch pianist * Korie Homan (born 1986 in de Wijk) a Dutch former wheelchair tennis player and gold medallist at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Municipalities Of The Netherlands
Since 1 January 2023, there have been 342 regular municipalities ( ; Grammatical number#Overview, sing. ) and three Caribbean Netherlands, special municipalities ( ) in the Netherlands. The latter is the status of three of the six island territories that make up the Dutch Caribbean. Municipalities are the second-level administrative division, or public body (Netherlands), public bodies (), in the Netherlands and are subdivisions of their respective provinces of the Netherlands, provinces. Their duties are delegated to them by the Cabinet of the Netherlands, central government and they are ruled by a municipal council (Netherlands), municipal council that is elected every four years. Municipal merger (politics), mergers have reduced the total number of municipalities by two-thirds since the first official boundaries were created in the mid 19th century. Municipalities themselves are informally subdivided into districts and neighbourhoods for administrative and statistical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berghuizen, Drenthe
Berghuizen () is a village in the municipality of De Wolden, in the province of Drenthe. It has its own village core but falls under Ruinerwold administratively. Geography The village is located near the N375 between Ruinerwold and Koekange and has its own built-up area, but Ruinerwold must be mentioned when addressing. A few houses are located on a small lake called the ''Gat van Berghuizen'' (also known as ''Trekgat'' or ''Barger Trekgat''). This small lake is a so-called pingo ruin, a remnant from the ice ages. It is now a nature reserve owned by the association Natuurmonumenten. A number of houses are located on sandy paths around this nature reserve. Church The church building of the Reformed Church congregation of Ruinerwold and Koekange is located in Berghuizen. This congregation is one of the oldest Reformed churches in Drenthe, established by Rev. Hendrik de Cock in 1835. Until 1846, the church had a theological college, the forerunner of the theological university ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Van Voorhees
Steven Coertse van Voorhees (1600 – 16 February 1684) was an early Dutch colonization of the Americas, Dutch settler in America and the patriarch of the Van Voorhees and Voorhees family lines as well as related namesakes. In 1664, he was appointed magistrate of what is now Flatlands. He is noted as the founder of the Dutch Reformed Church in present-day Flatlands, Brooklyn. Biography Early life Steven van Voorhees was born in 1600 in Hees, a village in Drenthe, The Netherlands.Aitken, pg. 103. He was the son of Coert Albertse van Voorhees, of Hees, and the eldest of seven children.Baughman, pg. 553. He married his first wife circa 1645.''Van Voorhees Association'', pg. 1. New Netherland colony Van Voorhees left The Netherlands in April, 1660,Lewis, pg. 209. along with his wife, Willempie Roelofse Suebering, and 8 of their 10 children. Records indicate the family immigrated to the New Netherland settlement on either the ship "Borelekre" (translated, the "Spotted Cone," or th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Golden Age
The Dutch Golden Age ( ) was a period in the history of the Netherlands which roughly lasted from 1588, when the Dutch Republic was established, to 1672, when the '' Rampjaar'' occurred. During this period, Dutch trade, scientific developments, art and overseas colonisation was among the most prominent in Europe. The first half of the period spanned from the beginning of the Eighty Years' War until its conclusion in 1648, with the second half lasting until the outbreak of the Franco-Dutch War. During the period, Dutch colonialists, many of them affiliated with the East India Company and West India Company, established trading posts and colonies in the Americas, Southern Africa and Asia, protected by the powerful Dutch States Navy. The Dutch also dominated the triangular trade and Atlantic slave trade during this period. Dutch culture flourished during this period as well. However, by the end of the 17th century, conflicts with neighbouring powers as well as declining eco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Evertsen Cloppenburgh
Jan Evertsen Cloppenburgh Jr (1571–1648) was a Dutch publisher active in Amsterdam during the Dutch Golden Age. Cloppenburgh was born in Ruinen, Drenthe, but he was already in 1589 working as a bookbinder in Amsterdam, where he married Annetje Pieters in 1597.C.P. BurgerCloppenburgh (Jan Evertsz.)in Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek, pp 612-3, 1908. He had an older brother with the same name (hence "Jr.") who became a publisher in Deventer. Cloppenburgh published many works, mostly of strict Reformed nature, including Johan de Brune's '' Emblemata of Zinne-werck''. He was buried in the Oude Kerk, Amsterdam The Oude Kerk ( English: Old Church) is a Reformed church in Amsterdam, Netherlands, being the oldest parish church of the city. The oldest structure in Amsterdam, the building was founded about 1213 and consecrated in 1306 by the bishop of Utre ... on 3 October 1648. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Cloppenburgh, Jan Evertsen 1571 births 1648 deaths Dutch publishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zuidwolde, Drenthe
Zuidwolde is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is located in the municipality of De Wolden, about 7 km southwest of Hoogeveen. The village was integrated with Ruinen in 2008. Zuidwolde was a separate municipality until 1998, when it became part of De Wolden. Zuidwolde is the site of the De Vlijt, a windmill from the 1800s. Notable people * Bart de Groot (born 1990), footballer * Henk Hulzebos (born 1950), equestrian * Wouter Marinus (born 1995), footballer * Jan Vayne Jan Vayne (pseudonym of Jan Veenje) (born June 9, 1966 in Zuidwolde, Drenthe) is a Dutch pianist. He began piano lessons at the age of 4 years and by the time he was 10, he had won his first prize. In 1984 Vayne began his study at the conservator ... (born 1966), pianist Gallery File:This house is a very, very, very fine house (6002092873).jpg, Farm in Zuidwolde File:Evening Glory (5947756052).jpg, Sunset File:Súdwâlde, protestantske tsjerke.jpg, Protestant church File:Love Story ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Witteveen, De Wolden
Witteveen is a hamlet in the Drenthe municipality of De Wolden, the Netherlands. Witteveen lies north of Ruinen on the edge of the Dwingelderveld National Park. It is considered a part of Ruinen, and has about 15 houses and 2 bungalow parks. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
