Taarlo is a village in the
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province of
Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of
Tynaarlo
Tynaarlo (; Gronings: ''Tynaorl'') is a village and municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. Although it is located in the province of Drenthe, many of its communities serve as suburbs of the neighbouring city of Groningen, capital of the e ...
, and lies about 5 km northeast 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 was first mentioned in 820 as Arlo. The etymology is unclear.
Taarlo 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 ...
'' to the south of Tynaarlo. It has a triangular ''brink'' (village square) with a pond which was used as a water supply.
Taarlo was home to 73 people in 1840.
References
Populated places in Drenthe
Tynaarlo
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