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Zuidlaren ( Noordenvelds: ''Zuudlaoren'') is a village in the province of
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in the Northern
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. Zuidlaren has just over 10,000 inhabitants and is situated on natural heightened land which is called the
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. The village is part of the municipality of Tynaarlo. Formerly the village had its own municipality called Zuidlaren, but in 1998 Zuidlaren merged with Eelde and Vries. The new municipality was called "Zuidlaren" at first, but was renamed to Tynaarlo on 1 December 1999.Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. Tynaarlo is the name of a much smaller village than Zuidlaren and is located between the 3 largest villages of the municipality: Eelde, Zuidlaren and Vries. The new town hall is located in Vries, which replaced the Laarwoud town hall in 2004.


Sights of interest

A major industry in Zuidlaren is tourism, because of the varied cultural sights and attractions. In the centre of the village are a few important statues. The statue of a horse and two horsetraders has once been revealed by Crown Prince
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during the Zuidlaardermarkt. There is also the statue of
Berend Botje A Dutch masculine given name and Low German surname that is a form of the Germanic Bernard (Bernhard). The name Bernhard means "Strong bear" or "Strong as a bear" (from Old German bero, "bear", and harti, "strong"). It is related to the Scandinavian ...
, which refers to
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(1773–1850), a Dutch seafarer. In Zuidlaren Berend Botje is best known as a song for children to be learned in kindergarten. Another statue is located in front of the Prins Bernhardhoeve (PBH), which is a large exhibition complex. The statue refers to the fire that destroyed a big part of the PBH in 1986, the statue is called 'Vriendschap Vereeuwigd' ('Friendship Immortalized'). It was named like that by R.C. Zuidlaren-Anloo, the local Rotary club, because the payment for the statue was donated by a Rotary club from
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,
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. The memorial of
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is located in front of the former town hall 'Laarwoud'. The annual commemoration of the inhabitants of Zuidlaren who died during World War II is always on 4 May, the day before Liberation Day. The commemoration is also to think of the people who suffer from wars today. The
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of Zuidlaren is called ' De Wachter', it is in the far east of the village. The mill specializes in corn and oil and has its own bakery and museum. Zuidlaren is also known for its many
village green A village green is a commons, common open area within a village or other settlement. Historically, a village green was common pasture, grassland with a pond for watering cattle and other stock, often at the edge of a rural settlement, used for ...
s (Dutch: brinken) . Village greens in Zuidlaren are mostly small to sizeable grasslands with a stand of trees. The largest village green is in the centre of the village and is located next to a large square.


Events

One of the most well known annual events in Zuidlaren is the Zuidlaardermarkt, an annual event with a large cattle market, a country market and a fair. There also are other markets, like the weekly small country market on Fridays and the 'Oud-Drentsche Markt' which is in summer season on Wednesdays. Another large event is NIC Zuidlaren, an international horse riding competition. The events in the village are often organized by the 'Zuidlaarder Ondernemers Vereniging' (ZOV). The ZOV is an organization of volunteers and is sponsored by entrepreneurs of Zuidlaren.


Notable people

*
Lodewijk van Heiden Lodewijk Sigismund Vincent Gustaaf Reichsgraf van Heiden (; ; 6 September 1773 – 17 October 1850) was a Dutch naval officer and Orangism (Dutch Republic), Orangist who went into exile from the Batavian Republic and served in the Russian N ...
(1773–1850), a Dutch naval officer and Orangist, went into exile from the
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* Roelof Koops (1909–2008), a Dutch speed skater who competed in the
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. * Jan Welmers (1937–2022), a Dutch composer and organist. * Maarten Kossmann (born 1966), a Dutch linguist who specializes in
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at
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References

{{Authority control Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 1999 Populated places in Drenthe Former municipalities of Drenthe Tynaarlo