Zuidlaren

Zuidlaren

flag	coat of arms
province	Drenthe
local community	Tynaarlo
Area  - land  - water	18.74  km 2 18.5 km 2 0.24 km 2
Residents	10,225 (Jan. 1, 2018)
Coordinates	53 ° 6 ′  N , 6 ° 41 ′  E Coordinates: 53 ° 6 ′  N , 6 ° 41 ′  E
Important traffic route
prefix	050
Postcodes	9468-9469, 9471
Location of Zuidlaren in the municipality of Tynaarlo

Zuidlaren ( drents Zuudlaoren ) is a village in the province of Drenthe in the north of the Netherlands . The village is part of the parish of Tynaarlo . Zuidlaren is on naturally raised land known as Hondsrug and has 10,225 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2018).

Attractions

Zuidlaren is popular with tourists for its various cultural sights and attractions.

There are various statues in the center of the village. The statue of a horse and two horse dealers was unveiled by Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands during the 800th anniversary of the Zuidlaardermarkt in 2000 . There is also the statue of Berend Botje , which is supposed to remember Login Petrovich Heiden (1773-1850). Van Heiden was a Russian admiral of Dutch descent. In the Netherlands, Berend Botje is also known and popular as a song for preschool children.

The WWII memorial is located opposite the former Laarwoud Town Hall . The annual commemoration of the residents who perished in World War II is always on May 4th , the day before Liberation Day . Today, however, commemoration is no longer limited to the Second World War, but also includes the current conflicts.

In Zuidlaren there is also a mill known as Das Wachter which is located to the east of the village. The mill specializes in grain and oil and operates its own bakery . Those interested can visit the mill, which is now a museum .

The architecturally most important building in Zuidlaren is the Noorder Sanatorium . The large, late Art Deco building was built in the early 1930s as a separate extension to the Dennenoord Psychiatric Clinic and opened in 1935. The design comes from the Groningen architect Egbert Reitsma (1892–1976). The building is considered to be the highlight of his work. The garden with the large pond was designed by the landscape architect Jan Vroom jr. (1893–1958) designed. Hospital operations in the Noorder Sanatorium were given up in 1975. The building has been used by a private research institute since 1988.

Events

The most important event in Zuidlaren is the Zuidlaardermarkt . It is an annual event with a large cattle market and a fair with many attractions. In addition to the annual Zuidlaardermarkt, there are also other markets, such as the Friday market and the Oud-Drentsche market , which are always held on Wednesdays in summer. Another major event related to horses was NIC until 2008 .

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Until the municipality was dissolved, the following distribution of seats had been made since 1982:

Political party	Seats
	1982	1986	1990	1994
VVD	4th	5	4th	4th
PvdA	4th	5	4th	3
CDA	3	4th	3	3
D66	1	-	2	2
GroenLinks	-	-	1	2
GPV	1	1	1	1
RPF		-	-
Progressive Kombinatie Zuidlaren	-	0	-	-
total	13	15th	15th	15th

See also

• Johannes Zuidlareus

Web links

Commons : Zuidlaren  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Photo documentation: Noorder Sanatorium ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (Dutch)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2018 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on September 16, 2018 (Dutch)
2. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council , accessed on September 16, 2018 (Dutch)