Grolloo is a village in the
Dutch 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 ...
. It is a part of the municipality of
Aa en Hunze
Aa en Hunze () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the northeastern Netherlands.
The names 'Aa' (more precisely the 'Drentsche Aa') and 'Hunze' refer to two small rivers through the municipality.
Population centres
Transpo ...
, and lies about 11 km southeast of
Assen
Assen () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands, and is the capital (politics), capital of the province of Drenthe. It received City rights in ...
.
History
The village was probably first mentioned in the 12th century as Grunlo, and means "green open forest". Grolloo is an ''
esdorp
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An ''Angerdorf'' (plural: ''Angerdörfer'') is a type of village that is characterised by the houses and farmsteads being laid out around a central grassed area, the ''Anger (meadow), anger'' (from the Old High German ''angar'' =pasture ...
'' which developed in the Early Middle Ages on the
Hondsrug
image:Hoogstraatje RA.JPG, 300px, The Hoogstraatje in Groningen (province), Groningen, the northernmost hill of the Hondsrug
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as a satellite of
Rolde. The village has two ''essen'' (communal pastures) on the east-side and a little ''brink'' (village square).
From 1550 until 1669, the ''
Landdag'' (legislative assembly) of 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 ...
was held in Grollerholt, a forest near Grollo.
The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1853, and has a wooden tower with a needle spire. The tower contains a bell from 1422. The church was restored in 1975.
Grollo was home to 272 people in 1840.
The village used to have communal land. The transition to private priority started late in 1859.
The Dutch blues band
Cuby + Blizzards
Cuby + Blizzards, also known as Cuby & the Blizzards, were a Netherlands, Dutch blues rock group, founded in 1964 by vocalist Harry Muskee and guitarist Eelco Gelling.Larkin C ''Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music'' (Muze UK Ltd, 1997) p 137 D ...
was founded in Grolloo. There is a museum in the small farm house where they began.
Grolloo has a statue of
Harry Muskee, one of the band's founders and lead singer.
Gallery
File:Grolloo 2018 2.jpg, View on Grolloo
File:Grolloo Hervormde Pastorie.JPG, Former clergy house
File:C+B-museum Grolloo.jpg, Cuby + Blizzards museum
File:Grollerholt 6.jpg, Grollerholt. Location of the landdag of Drenthe
References
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Populated places in Drenthe
Aa en Hunze