De Wolden () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in the northeastern

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in the province of

Drenthe Drenthe () is a province of the Netherlands located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and the German state of Lower Saxony to the east. As of Jan ...

Population centres

Topography

''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of De Wolden, June 2015''

Notable people

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 P ...

(1571 in Ruinen – 1648) a Dutch publisher during the

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 development ...

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 appointe ...

(1600 in Hees – 1684) an early Dutch settler in America * 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 A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

1874/1880 *

Jan Hendrik de Boer Jan Hendrik de Boer (19 March 1899 – 25 April 1971) was a Dutch physicist and chemist. De Boer was born in Ruinen, De Wolden, and died in The Hague. He studied at the University of Groningen and was later employed in industry. Together wi ...

(1899 in Ruinen – 1971) a Dutch physicist and chemist *

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 ...

(1966 in Zuidwolde) a Dutch pianist *

Korie Homan Korie Homan (born 16 June 1986 in de Wijk) is a Dutch former wheelchair tennis player. Homan won the gold medal in women's doubles at the 2008 Paralympics. In 2009, she completed the doubles Grand Slam by winning the Australian, French, Wimble ...

(born 1986 in de Wijk) a Dutch former wheelchair tennis player and gold medallist at the

2008 Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China, from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...

Gallery

File:Oude gemeentehuis van Ruinerwold.JPG, Oude gemeentehuis van Ruinerwold File:This house is a very, very, very fine house (6002092873).jpg, De Wildenberg at sunset, Zuidwolde File:De Wieker Poort Onno de Ruijter.jpg, De Wieker Poort Onno de Ruijter File:Huis te Echten.jpg, Huis te Echten

References

External links

Official website
Municipalities of Drenthe Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 1998 {{Drenthe-geo-stub