Rolde

Village in Drenthe, Netherlands

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52°59′13″N 6°38′46″E / 52.98694°N 6.64611°E / 52.98694; 6.64611CountryNetherlandsProvinceDrentheMunicipalityAa en HunzeArea

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• Total24.67 km² (9.53 sq mi)Elevation

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16 m (52 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total3,905 • Density160/km² (410/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

9448 & 9451^[1]

Dialing code0592

Rolde (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɔldə] ^ⓘ) is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. Located in the municipality of Aa en Hunze, it lies about 6 km (3.7 mi) east of Assen. In 2021, Rolde had a population of 3,905.^[1]

History

Rolde was a separate municipality until 1998, when it became a part of the newly established municipality of Aa en Hunze.^[3]

Although facilities are limited, Rolde possesses a ten-pin bowling alley. There are also two hunebeds on a site east of the church. The windmill has been restored to working order.

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Former Rolde Town Hall
Rolde Windmill
Former town hall
Villa in Rolde

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 10 April 2022. two entries
^ "Postcodetool for 9451AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.