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Smalle Ee (; ) is the smallest village in
Smallingerland Smallingerland (; ) is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. Population centres Boornbergum, De Tike, De Veenhoop, De Wilgen, Drachten (main town), Drachtstercompagnie, Goëngahuizen, ...
municipality in the province of
Friesland Friesland ( ; ; official ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia (), named after the Frisians, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen (p ...
, the
Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
. It had a population of around 43 in January 2017.


History

The village was first mentioned in 1230 as Smalena, and means "narrow river". The double monastery Onser Lyewe Vrouwen Smelgeraconvent was located near the village. After around 1400, it became a
Benedictine The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict (, abbreviated as O.S.B. or OSB), are a mainly contemplative monastic order of the Catholic Church for men and for women who follow the Rule of Saint Benedict. Initiated in 529, th ...
nun monastery, and closed in 1580. Around 1600, it was the capital of the '' grietenij'' (predecessor of the municipalities) Smallingerland (literally: land belonging to Smalle (Ee)". The current municipality is still named after Smalle Ee. The capital was later moved Oudega and later
Drachten Drachten (, ) is a town in the northern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Smallingerland, Friesland. It had a population of around 56.098 in 2023 and is the Friesland#Urban areas, second largest town in the province of Friesland. ...
. No church was ever built in Smalle Ee. Smalle Ee was home to 89 people in 1840. Even though it is technically a hamlet, it was elevated to a village in 1955.


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Smallingerland Populated places in Friesland {{Friesland-geo-stub