Hoogersmilde | |
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Village | |
 Hoogersmilde, artwork at the entrance to the sand-lime brick factory | |
 The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Hoogersmilde in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe. | |
  Hoogersmilde Location in the Netherlands Show map of Drenthe Hoogersmilde Hoogersmilde (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands | |
| Coordinates:52°54′N6°24′E / 52.900°N 6.400°E /52.900; 6.400 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Drenthe |
| Municipality | Midden-Drenthe |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.29 km2 (7.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,665 |
| • Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 9422 & 9423[1] |
| Dialing code | 0591 |
Hoogersmilde is a village in theDutch province ofDrenthe. It is a part of the municipality ofMidden-Drenthe, and lies about 16 km southwest ofAssen.
The village was first mentioned in 1634 as Hooge Smilde, and means "highSmilde".[3] In 1614, a large region ofraised bog was bought by a group of Amsterdam merchant lead toAdriaan Pauw to excavate thepeat.[4] In 1634, Adriaan Pauw was madeHeer of theHeerlijkheid Smilde in 1633. Hoogersmilde is the oldest settlement and was often referred to as Oude-Smilde.[3] The excavation stagnated around 1730, however it restarted after theDrentsche Hoofdvaart [nl] was dug between 1767 and 1780.[4]
TheHeerlijkheid was dissolved in 1795, and the municipality of Smilde was created with neighbouring Smilde as a capital.[5] The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1845.[4] Hoogersmilde was home to 660 people in 1840.[5]
TheZendstation Smilde is located in Hoogersmilde, it partially collapsed after a fire on 15 July 2011.[6] TheBlauwe Meer, anexcavation lake, is situated south of Hoogersmilde.[7]
There are two primary schools, De Vaart and Pieter van Thuyl.[8]
