Huis ter Heide, Drenthe

Huis ter Heide is a hamlet in the Netherlands and is part of the Noordenveld municipality in Drenthe.

Huis ter Heide
Huis ter Heide
Huis ter Heide
Huis ter Heide is located in Drenthe
Huis ter Heide
Huis ter Heide
Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands
Huis ter Heide is located in Netherlands
Huis ter Heide
Huis ter Heide
Huis ter Heide (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°01′14″N 6°28′53″E / 53.0205°N 6.4814°E / 53.0205; 6.4814
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceDrenthe
MunicipalityNoordenveld
Area
 • Total9.84 km2 (3.80 sq mi)
Elevation12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total130
 • Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9336
Dialing code0592

Huis ter Helde started as an inn from 1777 near the sluice. During the 18th century, the heath was cultivated and some farms appeared around the inn. In 1840, the population of Huis ter Heide was 40 people. The inn was rebuilt in 1886, and is currently in use as a farm.[3]

On 7 to 8 April 1945, during World War II, 15 Free French paratroopers were dropped in Huis ter Heide as part of Operation Amherst. They had found refugee in farm, but were betrayed. The farm was set on fire, and three paras burnt alive. Three others were killed during the fighting. There is a monument for the French paratroopers at Huis ter Heide.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 10 March 2022. Two entries
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 9336TA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Huis ter Heide (Drenthe)". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Huis ter Heide, 'Monument voor Franse Parachutisten'". 4 en 5 mei (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 March 2022.