Midden-Drenthe
Midden-Drenthe | |
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Canal through Midden-Drenthe | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location in Drenthe | |
| Coordinates: 52°52′N 6°31′E / 52.867°N 6.517°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Drenthe |
| Established | 1 January 1998 |
| Renamed | 1 January 2000 |
| 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) | |
• 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.