Norg is a village in the northeastern

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. It is located in the municipality of

Noordenveld Noordenveld () is a municipality in the northeastern part of the Netherlands. Population centres Water Board Noordenveld Noordenveld is also the name of a former Water Board, which had its office in Roden. Water Board Noordenveld arose from ...

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 used to be an independent municipality until 1998. Norg is home to two windmills.

History

Norg is an ''

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'' which developed in the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire a ...

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

peat Peat (), also known as turf (), is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. The peatland ecosystem covers and is the most efficien ...

exploitation in the area. In 1931, "Vacantie en Rustoord Den en Duin" planned to built 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. On 8 April 1945, just before the liberation of Drenthe, eight members of the resistance were executed in the forest Oosterduinen near Norg. Ten others were executed in Bonhagen near Norg. In 1985, memorials were placed at the execution sites. In the later part of the 20th century, the village started grow and became a suburb for the

city of Groningen Groningen (; gos, Grunn or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. The ''capital of the north'', Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of t ...

and

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 ...

. 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.

Windmills

In Norg there are two

windmill A windmill is a structure that converts wind power into rotational energy using vanes called windmill sail, sails or blades, specifically to mill (grinding), mill grain (gristmills), but the term is also extended to windpumps, wind turbines, and ...

s. One of these, ''

'', is a corn mill and was built in 1878. The other, '' De Hoop'', is the only windmill in the Netherlands with Bilau sails.

Sports

In 1912, a

motocross Motocross is a form of off-road motorcycle racing held on enclosed off-road circuits. The sport evolved from motorcycle trials competitions held in the United Kingdom. History Motocross first evolved in Britain from motorcycle trials competi ...

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.

Notable people

Andrea Bosman Andrea Bosman (born 6 August 1979 in Eindhoven) is a road cyclist from the Netherlands. She participated at the UCI Road World Championships in the women's road race in 2007 and 2009. She won stages in several stage races including in the: 2008 ...

(born 1979), cyclist * Jan Britstra (1905–1987), hurdler who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics * Jan Pieter Kuiper (1922–1985), professor social medicine

Gallery

File:Nôtmûne 'De Hoop', Noarch.jpg, Windmill ''De Hoop'' File:Norg dorpsgezicht.jpg, Village street File:Monument Executies Oosterduinen Norg.jpeg, Oosterduinen monument File:Internationale motorcross te Norg, Bestanddeelnr 910-5507.jpg, Norg motocross (1959)

References

{{Authority control Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 1998 Populated places in Drenthe Former municipalities of Drenthe Noordenveld