Tynaarlo
Template:Infobox settlement Tynaarlo (Template:IPA; Gronings: Tynaorl) is a village and municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. Although it is located in the province of Drenthe, many of its communities serve as suburbs of the neighbouring city of Groningen, capital of the eponymous province. In 2019, the municipality of Tynaarlo had a population of 33,698.
History
[edit]The municipality of Tynaarlo was established in 1998 as the merger of the former municipalities of Eelde, Vries and Zuidlaren; it was supposed to retain the name of the latter, but after the two first voiced their discontent, the name of the smaller central village of Tynaarlo was chosen.
Population centres
[edit]Topography
[edit]Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Tynaarlo, June 2015
Village of Tynaarlo
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The village of Tynaarlo is a part of the municipality and lies about Template:Convert north of Assen. It is situated between the three largest villages of the municipality: Zuidlaren, Eelde and Vries. Tynaarlo is located close to the motorway A28, which is a connection to the south and the west of the country.
In 2001, the village of Tynaarlo had 1,009 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was Template:Convert; it contained 427 residences.<ref name="CBS">Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).</ref> The statistical district of Tynaarlo, which also includes the surrounding countryside, has a population of 1,920.<ref name="CBS2">Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.</ref>
Notable people
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- Menso Alting (1541 in Eelde – 1612), a Dutch Reformed preacher and reformer
- Lodewijk van Heiden (1772 in Zuidlaren – 1850), a Dutch admiral
Sport
[edit]- Jaap Helder (1907 in Paterswolde – 1998), a Dutch sailor who participated in the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Roelof Koops (1909 in Zuidlaren – 2008), a Dutch speed skater who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics
- Paul Matthijs (born 1976 in Paterswolde), a Dutch footballer with over 300 club caps
- Jos Hooiveld (born 1983 in Zeijen), a Dutch footballer with over 300 club caps
- Willemijn Bos (born 1988 in Eelde), a Dutch field hockey defender, team silver medallist at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Gallery
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