Balloo is a small village in the northeast

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. It is located in the municipality of

Aa en Hunze Aa en Hunze () is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. The names 'Aa' (more precisely the 'Drentsche Aa') and 'Hunze' refer to two small rivers through the municipality. Population centres Long place names The very small hamlets '' ...

Drenthe Drenthe () is a province of the Netherlands located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and the German state of Lower Saxony to the east. As of Nov ...

, about 5 km east of

Assen Assen () is a municipality and a city in the northeastern Netherlands, and is the capital (politics), capital of the province of Drenthe. It received City rights in the Netherlands, city rights in 1809. Assen is known for TT Circuit Assen, the ...

. The village has a population of around 150.

Transportation

The nearest railway station is

Assen railway station Assen (; abbreviation: Asn) is a railway station located in Assen, Netherlands. The station was opened on 1 May 1870 and is located on the Meppel–Groningen railway. The station is operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen. A new station building was op ...

. The nearest bus service is provided along

Rolde Rolde () 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. History Rolde was a separate municipality until 1998, wh ...

's Asserstraat, to the south of Balloo. Buses that can be boarded here are: * Bus 21 – Assen to Emmen * Bus 24 – Assen to Stadskanaal * Bus 53 – Assen to Gieten

Dolmen

The ''hunebed'' (

dolmen A dolmen () or portal tomb is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of two or more upright megaliths supporting a large flat horizontal capstone or "table". Most date from the early Neolithic (40003000 BCE) and were somet ...

) is located near Balloo. It is one of the larger dolmen. It contains nine capstones and 19 side stones. In 1918, it was chaotic and most of the stones had fallen down. In 1978, the dolmen has been reconstructed. The sixth capstone contains cup-marks which have also been founded in Denmark and Schleswig-Holstein. The meaning of the cup-marks and its creation are still a mystery.

Gallery

File:Zicht op grafheuvel gelegen op de Kampsheide bij Balloo - Balloo - 20528247 - RCE.jpg, Burial mount in Balloo File:20210507 tulpenvelden1 in Balloo.jpeg, Tulip field File:Hunebed D16 bij Balloo.jpg, Dolmen D16

References

Populated places in Drenthe Aa en Hunze {{Drenthe-geo-stub