Ruinen 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 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 ...
, about 10 km northwest of
Hoogeveen. The
Dwingelderveld National Park is located near Ruinen.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1139 as de Runa. The etymology is unknown. Ruinen is an ''
esdorp
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An ''Angerdorf'' (plural: ''Angerdörfer'') is a type of village that is characterised by the houses and farmsteads being laid out around a central grassed area, the ''anger'' (from the Old High German ''angar'' =pasture or grassy place ...
'' from the Early Middle Ages. Around 1140, a double monastery of the
Benedictines was founded in Ruinen, however they moved to
De Wijk
De Wijk is a village in the Netherlands province of Drenthe. It is located in the municipality of De Wolden, and is about 7 km southeast of Meppel. It is home to Rijksmonument 39657, '' De Wieker Meule''.
De Wijk was a separate municipal ...
in 1325.
The Dutch Reformed has been built in the 15th century replacing and reusing the monastery church of which dated from around 1140. The tower was built in 1423. The spire has been renewed in 1660 after it had been damaged by a storm, and the crown was replaced in 1952. Between 1972 and 1975, the church was restored to its original form before 1836.
Ruinen was home to 1,059 people in 1840.
Ruinen was a separate municipality until 1998, when it became part of De Wolden. The
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 ...
''De Zaandplatte'' was rebuilt in 1964, and is open to the public.
Notable residents
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Jan Hendrik de Boer
Jan Hendrik de Boer (19 March 1899 – 25 April 1971) was a Dutch physicist and chemist.
De Boer was born in Ruinen, De Wolden, and died in The Hague. He studied at the University of Groningen and was later employed in industry.
Together with ...
(1899–1971), a physicist and chemist.
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Sione Jongstra
Sione Jongstra (born 5 February 1976 in Ruinen, Drenthe) is a Dutch triathlete.
Jongstra, born in Ruinen and currently residing in Leerdam performed in artistic gymnastics, swimming, football and tennis, before making the step to focus comple ...
(born 1976), a Dutch triathlete
Gallery
File:20210512 Zaandplatte nabij Ruinen.jpg, The ''Zaandplatte'' windmill
File:P1020022copyRuinen.jpg, Bar ''Brinkzicht''
File:Kerk op brink van Ruinen.jpg, Church in Ruinen
File:P1020025copyRuinen.jpg, Horse and carriage
References
Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 1998
Populated places in Drenthe
Former municipalities of Drenthe
De Wolden
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