De Wolden

De Wolden (Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈʋɔldə(n)] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands in the province of Drenthe.

De Wolden
Municipality
Monumental farmhouse in De Wijk
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Drenthe
Coordinates: 52°40′N 6°26′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Drenthe
Established	1 January 1998[1]
Government [2]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Roger de Groot (PvdD)
Area [3]
• Total	226.35 km2 (87.39 sq mi)
• Land	224.55 km2 (86.70 sq mi)
• Water	1.80 km2 (0.69 sq mi)
Elevation [4]	12 m (39 ft)
Population  (January 2021)[5]
• Total	24,374
• Density	109/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	Parts of 7900 range
Area code	0522, 0523, 0528
Website	www.dewolden.nl

Population centres

• Alteveer
• Anholt
• Ansen
• Armweide
• Bazuin
• Benderse
• Berghuizen
• Blijdenstein
• Bloemberg
• Braamberg
• Buitenhuizen
• Bultinge
• Dijkhuizen [nl]
• Dickninge
• Drogt
• Drogteropslagen [nl]
• Dunnigen
• Echten
• Eemten
• Engeland
• Eursinge
• Fort [nl]
• Gijsselte
• Haakswold [nl]
• Haalweide
• Hees [nl]
• Hoge Linthorst
• Kerkenveld [nl]
• Koekange
• Koekangerveld [nl]
• Kraloo
• Leeuwte
• Linde [nl]
• Lubbinge
• Lunssloten
• Middelveen
• Nolde
• Oldenhave [nl]
• Oosteinde [nl]
• Oosterwijk
• Oshaar
• Oud Veeningen
• De Oude Tol
• Paardelanden
• Pieperij
• Rheebruggen
• Ruinen
• Ruinerweide [nl]
• Ruinerwold
• Schottershuizen
• Schrapveen
• De Stapel
• Steenbergen
• Struikberg
• De Stuw
• Ten Arlo
• De Tippe
• Veeningen [nl]
• Vuile Riete
• Weerwille [nl]
• Wemmenhove
• De Wijk
• Witteveen
• Zuidwolde

Topography

Dutch topographic map of the municipality of De Wolden, June 2015

Notable people

Jan Vayne, 2005

• Jan Evertsen Cloppenburgh (1571 in Ruinen – 1648) a Dutch publisher during the Dutch Golden Age
• Steven van Voorhees (1600 in Hees – 1684) an early Dutch settler in America
• Henrik Ruse, Baron of Rysensteen (1624 in Ruinen - 1679) a Dutch officer and fortification engineer
• Hendrikje Doelen (1784 in Oosterwijk – 1847) a Dutch serial killer
• Jan Arend Godert de Vos van Steenwijk II (1818 in De Wijk – 1905) a Dutch politician and president of the senate 1874/1880
• Jan Hendrik de Boer (1899 in Ruinen – 1971) a Dutch physicist and chemist
• Jan Vayne (1966 in Zuidwolde) a Dutch pianist
• Korie Homan (born 1986 in de Wijk) a Dutch former wheelchair tennis player and gold medallist at the 2008 Paralympics

Gallery

• 
  Oude gemeentehuis van Ruinerwold
• 
  De Wildenberg at sunset, Zuidwolde
• 
  De Wieker Poort Onno de Ruijter
• 
  Huis te Echten