Valthermond

Village in Drenthe, Netherlands

52°52′31″N 6°56′56″E / 52.87528°N 6.94889°E / 52.87528; 6.94889CountryNetherlandsProvinceDrentheMunicipalityBorger-OdoornEstablished1853Area

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• Total33.40 km² (12.90 sq mi)Elevation

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10 m (30 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total3,375 • Density100/km² (260/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

7876^[1]

Dialing code0591

Valthermond is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn, and lies about 18 km north of Emmen.

History

The village was first mentioned between 1851 and 1855 as Valther Mond, and means "(canal) which has its mouth (in a main canal) belonging to Valthe". It is named after the eponymous canal which was dug in 1833 to excavate the peat in the area. A second canal was later dug, and that village and canal were named 2e Valthermond.^[3] The village was founded in 1853, and is one of the longest excavation settlements of the Netherlands.^[4]

The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1883, and a tower was added in 1925. A Baptist church was built in 1914, and is one of the few Baptist churches in the Netherlands other than the Mennonite churches.^[4] Valthermond used to have a railway station on the Stadskanaal to Ter Apel border railway line between 1924 and 1935. It is in use by a museum railway line.^[5] The former steam forge dates from the 1920s and used to make railway carriage and bridge parts for the peat excavation. It became a provincial monument in 2015.^[6]

Gallery

Street view
Railway line
Farm in Valthermond
Office and residential home of the peat excavation company

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 7876AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
^ "Valthermond (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b Ronald Stenvert (2001). Valthermond (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 61. ISBN 90 400 9454 3. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
^ "station Musselkanaal- Valthermond". Stationsweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
^ "Valthermond". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.