Schoonloo is a village in the
Dutch
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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 ...
, Netherlands. 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.
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, and lies about 14 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 ...
.
The village was first mentioned in 1328 as Gherard Sconelo. Even though it seemingly reads "beautiful forest", the etymology in unclear.
Schoonloo developed in the Middle Ages on the highest point of the Rolderrug as a satellite of
Rolde
Rolde () is a village in the Netherlands, Dutch Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Drenthe. Located in the Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of Aa en Hunze, it lies about 6 km (3.7 mi) east of Assen. In 2021, Rolde h ...
. It mainly consisted of some farms who used the heath as a communal land for their sheep.
Schoonloo was home to 85 people in 1840.
Gallery
File:20190820 langs de Zwatte bij Schoonloo.jpg, Heath near Schoonloo
File:20190820 Iberenplas.jpg, Iberenplas
File:Herberg De Loohoeve (03).jpg, Inn "De Loohoeve"
File:Schoonloo in de winter (04).jpg, Bus stop in winter
References
Populated places in Drenthe
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