Valthe

Valthe
Village
Valthe farmhouse (1750)
Valthe farmhouse (1750)
The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Valthe in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.
The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Valthe in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.
Valthe is located in Drenthe
Valthe
Valthe
Location of the village in the province of Drenthe
Valthe is located in Netherlands
Valthe
Valthe
Valthe (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°51′N 6°54′E / 52.850°N 6.900°E / 52.850; 6.900
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceDrenthe
MunicipalityBorger-Odoorn
Area
[1]
 • Total
10.82 km2 (4.18 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
22 m (72 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
1,220
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7872[1]
Dialing code0591

Valthe is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn, and lies about 8 km north of Emmen.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1217 as "in Valten", and probably means "cow shed".[3] Valthe is an esdorp which developed in the Middle Ages. It is possibly daughter settlement of Odoorn. The village centre is called Oud-Valthe and did not have a church, but was encircled by five essen (communal pastures).[4]

In 1621, the Valtherschans was constructed. It was sconce to defend Drenthe against invasion. In 1665, Christoph Bernhard von Galen, the Prince-Bishop of Münster, tried to take the sconce but failed. The sconce was later neglected and disappeared from the landscape.[5]

Valthe was home to 226 people in 1840.[5]

In 1930, the small Bethel church was built in expressionist style.[4] From 1942 until liberation in April 1945, there were 16 Jewish onderduikers (people in hiding) in an underground building in the forests near Valthe. They were never discovered. Between 2003 and 2004, the hut was restored and is open for public.[6]

There were five hunebedden (dolmen) near Exloo: D33 to D37.[4] D33 was totally destroyed and removed in 1955 for the construction of De Paploze Kerk in 1958.[4][7] D36 and D37 are twins which are located on the south side of the village. They are in a neglected state and the capstones of D36 have fallen off.[8]

  • Street in Valthe
    Street in Valthe
  • Former railway station
    Former railway station
  • Farm in winter
    Farm in winter
  • Hunebed (dolmen) D36
    Hunebed (dolmen) D36

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 7872PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Valthe - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d Ronald Stenvert (2001). Valthe (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 61. ISBN 90 400 9454 3. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Valthe" (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Het Onderduikershol". Valthe (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  7. ^ "D33 - Valtherveld". Hunebedden (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  8. ^ "D36 en D37 - Valthe zuid". Hunebedden (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.

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