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Country
  
Netherlands

Province
  
Drenthe

Local time
  
Friday 5:08 PM

Municipality
  
Midden-Drenthe

Smilde

Weather
  
13°C, Wind NE at 23 km/h, 47% Humidity

Smilde (52°57′N 6°27′E) is a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 10 km southwest of Assen.

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Map of Smilde, Netherlands

Smilde was a separate municipality until 1998, when it became a part of Middenveld.

In 2001, the town of Smilde had 3460 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 1.2 km², and contained 1449 residences. The statistical area "Smilde", which can also include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 4890.

Smilde's most famous structure is the partially guyed tower of Zendstation Smilde.

People born in Smilde

  • Jacob Israël de Haan (b. 1881), an anti-Zionist, ultra-Orthodox activist who was assassinated in Jerusalem in 1924.
  • Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper (1890 – 2005) The oldest person ever to have lived in the Netherlands, aged 115 at the time of her death.
  • Alwin Kloekhorst (b. 1978), Indo-Europeanist and Hittitologist at the University of Leiden.

    • References

    Smilde Wikipedia
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