Roderwolde is a village in the

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and is part of the

Noordenveld Noordenveld () is a municipality in the northeastern part of the Netherlands. Population centres Water Board Noordenveld Noordenveld is also the name of a former Water Board, which had its office in Roden. Water Board Noordenveld arose fro ...

municipality in

Drenthe Drenthe () is a provinces of the Netherlands, 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 (province), Groningen to the north, and the G ...

History

Roderwolde is a road village which was established during the early middle ages for the excavation of

peat Peat (), also known as turf (), is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. The peatland ecosystem covers and is the most efficien ...

. It was first mentioned in 1139 as Roterwolde and means "forest near Roden". Due to settling of the soil, most of the village was relocated to higher grounds in the south.

Sandebuur Sandebuur is a hamlet in the Netherlands and is part of the Noordenveld municipality in Drenthe. History Roderwolde is a road village which was established during the early middle ages for the excavation of peat Peat (), also known as ...

is a remnant of the earliest settlement. The first church was built in the 12th century. The current church dates from 1831. In 1840, Roderwolde was home 142 people. In 1852, '' Woldzigt'', a corn and oil windmill, was built in Roderwolde. It was restored to working order in 1973–74. Roderwolde used to have a little harbour which was removed in the 1960s. In 2016, ''Schippershoaven'', a new harbour, opened for recreational boating.

Gallery

File:Jacobskerk Roderwolde.jpg, The Jacobskerk of Roderwilde File:Roderwolde.jpg, Nature near Roderwolde File:Woldzigt.jpg, Windmill ''Woldzigt'' File:20200526 ooievaar1 Roderwolde.jpg, A stork in Roderwolde

References

Populated places in Drenthe Noordenveld {{Drenthe-geo-stub