Norg
Village
St Margareta Church
St Margareta Church
Flag of Norg
Flag
Norg is located in Drenthe
Norg
Norg
Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands
Norg is located in Netherlands
Norg
Norg
Norg (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°3′58″N 6°27′34″E / 53.06611°N 6.45944°E / 53.06611; 6.45944
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceDrenthe
MunicipalityNoordenveld
Area
[1]
 • Total18.84 km2 (7.27 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total3,745
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9331
Dialing code0592

Norg is a village in the northeastern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Noordenveld, Drenthe. It used to be an independent municipality until 1998. Norg is home to two windmills.

History

Norg is an esdorp which developed in the Middle Ages on higher grounds.[3] It was first mentioned in 1149 as Nurch. The etymology of the name is unknown.[4] Norg contains six communal pastures around which houses were built.[3] The Dutch Reformed Church is a 13th-century Romanesque church on the Church Brink, which has a saddle-roof tower.[3]

Norg developed during the peat exploitation in the area.[5] In 1931, "Vacantie en Rustoord Den en Duin" planned to build a large holiday resort in the forest near the village. Even though their plans did not come to fruition, several smaller resorts have been established in Norg.[3]

On 8 April 1945, just before the liberation of Drenthe, eight members of the resistance were executed in the forest Oosterduinen near Norg.[6] Ten others were executed in Bonhagen near Norg. In 1985, memorials were placed at the execution sites.[7]

In the later part of the 20th century, the village started grow and became a suburb for the city of Groningen and Assen.[5] Until 1 January 1998, Norg was an independent municipality. Since the municipal reorganisation of the province Drenthe, Norg is a part of the Noordenveld municipality.[5]

Windmills

In Norg there are two windmills. One of these, Noordenveld, is a corn mill and was built in 1878.[3] The other, De Hoop, is the only windmill in the Netherlands with Bilau sails.[8]

Sports

In 1912, a motocross circuit was laid out in the forests around Norg. The Grand Prix of Norg became an international motocross. In 1982, Norg organised its last Grand Prix.[9][10]

Notable people

Gallery

References

  1. ^ a b "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 10 March 2022. Two entries
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 9331AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e Ronald Stenvert (2001). Norg (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 160. ISBN 90-400-9454-3. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Norg". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Norg". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Monument Executies Oosterduinen 8 April 1945". Traces of War. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Norg, verzetsmonument Oosterduinen". 4 en 5 mei (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  8. ^ "De Hoop". Molendatabase (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  9. ^ "'Volg Caltexpijlen naar circuit', 70 jaar Motorcross in Norg". Historisch Norch (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Herinneringen ophalen aan de Grand Prix van Norg". RTV Noord (in Dutch). 28 August 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Andrea Bosman stelt teleur". RTV Drenthe (in Dutch). 3 October 2009.
  12. ^ "Jan Britstra". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  13. ^ "Archief J.P. Kuiper". Internationaal Instituut voor Sociale Geschiedenis (in Dutch). p. 3. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
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