De Wijk is a village in the Netherlands province of
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 ...
. It is located in the municipality of
De Wolden
De Wolden () is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands in the province of Drenthe.
Population centres
Topography
''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of De Wolden, June 2015''
Notable people
* Jan Evertsen Cloppenburgh (1 ...
, and is about 7 km southeast of Meppel. It is home to Rijksmonument 39657, '' De Wieker Meule''.
De Wijk was a separate municipality until 1998, when it became a part of De Wolden.
History
De Wijk originated in the Middle Ages. In 1325, the monastery of
Ruinen
Ruinen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is located in the municipality of De Wolden, about 10 km northwest of Hoogeveen. The Dwingelderveld National Park is located near Ruinen.
History
The village was first mentioned ...
moved here, and this had a very strong impact on the development of the village. In 1672, marauding troops destroyed everything around de Havixhorst, including de Wijk. The monastery of Ruinen and mill of Dickninge also got destroyed. In 1811, the municipality of De Wijk was established. This municipality included de Wijk,
Koekange
Koekenage is a village in the De Wolden municipality of the province of Drenthe, Netherlands.
History
Koekange was founded by the '' heer'' of Echten to excavate the peat. It was first mentioned in 1290 as Kukange, and refers to Cockaigne, th ...
, Oshaar, Rogat, de Schiphorst and de Stapel. After World War II the village was extended with new houses on the south side of the village. In 1998, the municipality of de Wijk became the new and current municipality 'De Wolden'.