Balinge

Village in Drenthe, Netherlands
52°48′40″N 6°37′40″E / 52.81111°N 6.62778°E / 52.81111; 6.62778CountryNetherlandsProvinceDrentheMunicipalityMidden-DrentheArea • Total0.23 km2 (0.09 sq mi)Elevation17 m (56 ft)Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total100 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
9437[1]
Dialing code0593

Balinge is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 14 km northeast of Hoogeveen.

The village was first mentioned between 1381 and 1383 as Balinghe, and means "settlement of the people of Balo (person)".[3]

Balinge was home to 59 people in 1840.[4]

Education

There is a primary school in Balinge, De Wenteling.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 9437TA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Balinge". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Balinge". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Scholen" (in Dutch). Midden-Drenthe. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
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