Coordinates: 52°48′40″N 6°37′40″E / 52.81111°N 6.62778°E / 52.81111; 6.62778

Balinge

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Balinge
Village
File:Balinge naambord.jpg
Balinge in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe.
Balinge in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe.
Location in the Netherlands
Balinge (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°48′40″N 6°37′40″E / 52.81111°N 6.62778°E / 52.81111; 6.62778
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceDrenthe
MunicipalityMidden-Drenthe
Area
 • Total
0.23 km2 (0.09 sq mi)
Elevation17 m (56 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
100
 • 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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 9437TA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Nederlands). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  3. "Balinge". Etymologiebank (in Nederlands). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  4. "Balinge". Plaatsengids (in Nederlands). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  5. "Scholen" (in Nederlands). Midden-Drenthe. Retrieved 2023-04-15.