Ruinen Explained

Ruinen
Settlement Type:Village and former municipality
Coordinates:52.7633°N 6.3564°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Drenthe
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:De Wolden
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:8
Area Total Km2:34.94
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:3,380
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:7963
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0522

Ruinen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is located in the municipality of De Wolden, about 10 km northwest of Hoogeveen. The Dwingelderveld National Park is located near Ruinen.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1139 as de Runa. The etymology is unknown.[3] Ruinen is an esdorp from the Early Middle Ages. Around 1140, a double monastery of the Benedictines was founded in Ruinen, however they moved to De Wijk in 1325.[4]

The Dutch Reformed has been built in the 15th century replacing and reusing the monastery church of which dated from around 1140. The tower was built in 1423. The spire has been renewed in 1660 after it had been damaged by a storm, and the crown was replaced in 1952. Between 1972 and 1975, the church was restored to its original form before 1836.[4]

Ruinen was home to 1,059 people in 1840.[5] Ruinen was a separate municipality until 1998, when it became part of De Wolden. The windmill De Zaandplatte was rebuilt in 1964, and is open to the public.[6]

Notable residents

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 7963AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 11 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 11 April 2022 . two etnries.
  3. Web site: Ruinen - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 11 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Book: Ruinen . Ronald Stenvert . 61 . 2001 . Zwolle . Waanders . 90 400 9454 3 . nl . 11 April 2022.
  5. Web site: Ruinen . Plaatsengids . 11 April 2022 . nl.
  6. Web site: De Zaandplatte . Molen database . 11 April 2022 . nl.
  7. Web site: Jan Hendrik de Boer . Biographical portal of the Netherlands . 12 March 2022.
  8. News: Triatlete Sione Jongstra geeft zwemclinic in Zwembad Ruinen . 16 June 2018 . 12 March 2022 . nl.