Grolloo is a village in the

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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 a part of 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 '' ...

, and lies about 11 km southeast 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 ...

History

The village was probably first mentioned in the 12th century as Grunlo, and means "green open forest". Grolloo is an ''

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'' which developed in the Early Middle Ages on the

Hondsrug 300px, The Hoogstraatje in Groningen, the northernmost hill of the Hondsrug The Hondsrug () is a Dutch ridge of sand that is mainly located in the province Drenthe and partly in the province Groningen. The spur of the Hondsrug in Groningen ha ...

as a satellite of

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 ...

. The village has two ''essen'' (communal pastures) on the east-side and a little ''brink'' (village square). From 1550 until 1669, the '' Landdag'' (legislative assembly) of the province of

was held in Grollerholt, a forest near Grollo. The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1853, and has a wooden tower with a needle spire. The tower contains a bell from 1422. The church was restored in 1975. Grollo was home to 272 people in 1840. The village used to have communal land. The transition to private priority started late in 1859. The Dutch blues band

Cuby + Blizzards Cuby + Blizzards, also known as Cuby & the Blizzards, were a Dutch blues group, founded in 1964 by vocalist Harry Muskee and guitarist Eelco Gelling.Larkin C ''Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music'' (Muze UK Ltd, 1997) p 137 During the 1960s, t ...

was founded in Grolloo. There is a museum in the small farm house where they began. Grolloo has a statue of

Harry Muskee Harry "Cuby" Muskee (10 June 1941 – 26 September 2011) was the singer of the blues band Cuby + Blizzards, which he co-founded with Eelco Gelling. Muskee was born in Assen, and died in Rolde aged 70. Biography Muskee was born in the Wilhelmin ...

, one of the band's founders and lead singer.

Gallery

File:Grolloo 2018 2.jpg, View on Grolloo File:Grolloo Hervormde Pastorie.JPG, Former clergy house File:C+B-museum Grolloo.jpg, Cuby + Blizzards museum File:Grollerholt 6.jpg, Grollerholt. Location of the landdag of Drenthe

References

{{Authority control Populated places in Drenthe Aa en Hunze