Schoonloo

Village in Drenthe, Netherlands

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The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Schoonloo in the municipality of Aa en Hunze.

52°54′16″N 6°42′1″E / 52.90444°N 6.70028°E / 52.90444; 6.70028CountryNetherlandsProvinceDrentheMunicipalityAa en HunzeArea

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• Total0.72 km² (0.28 sq mi)Elevation

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20 m (70 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total180 • Density250/km² (650/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

9443^[1]

Dialing code0592

Schoonloo is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe, Netherlands. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 14 km southeast of Assen.

The village was first mentioned in 1328 as Gherard Sconelo. Even though it seemingly reads "beautiful forest", the etymology in unclear.^[3] Schoonloo developed in the Middle Ages on the highest point of the Rolderrug as a satellite of Rolde. It mainly consisted of some farms who used the heath as a communal land for their sheep.^[4]

Schoonloo was home to 85 people in 1840.^[4]

Gallery

Heath near Schoonloo
Iberenplas
Inn "De Loohoeve"
Bus stop in winter

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 9443AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
^ "Schoonloo - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Schoonloo". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 April 2022.