Midden-Drenthe | |
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Coordinates: 52°52′N 6°31′E / 52.867°N 6.517°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Drenthe |
Established | 1 January 1998[1] |
Renamed | 1 January 2000[2] |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Mieke Damsma (D66) |
Area | |
• Total | 345.87 km2 (133.54 sq mi) |
• Land | 340.51 km2 (131.47 sq mi) |
• Water | 5.36 km2 (2.07 sq mi) |
Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
Population (January 2021)[6] | |
• Total | 33,381 |
• Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 7938, 9410–9442 |
Area code | 0528, 0592, 0593 |
Website | www |
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, June 2015 |
Midden-Drenthe (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌmɪdə(n) ˈdrɛntə] ⓘ) is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. The municipality was created in 1998, in a merger of the former municipalities of Beilen, Smilde, and Westerbork. Between 1998 and 2000, the name of the municipality was Middenveld.