Ruinen

Ruinen
Former village and municipality

Church in Ruinen


Coat of arms
Coordinates: 52°45′48″N 6°21′23″E / 52.76333°N 6.35639°E / 52.76333; 6.35639
Country Netherlands
Province Drenthe
Municipality De Wolden
Population (2008[1]) 2.710

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.

Ruinen was a separate municipality until 1998, when it became part of De Wolden.[2] The windmill De Zaandplatte has been restored and is open to the public.

References

  1. Statline
  2. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006.

Coordinates: 52°46′N 6°21′E / 52.767°N 6.350°E / 52.767; 6.350

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