Balloo is a small village in the northeast
Netherlands
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. It is located in 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
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Drenthe
Drenthe () is a provinces of the Netherlands, 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 (province), Groningen to the north, and the G ...
, about 5 km east of
Assen
Assen () is a municipality and a city in the northeastern Netherlands, and is the capital of the province of Drenthe. It received city rights in 1809. Assen is known for TT Circuit Assen, the motorcycle racing circuit, where on the last Sund ...
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The village has a population of around 150.
Transportation
The nearest railway station is
Assen railway station
Assen (; abbreviation: Asn) is a railway station located in Assen, Netherlands
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. The nearest bus service is provided along
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, ...
's Asserstraat, to the south of Balloo. Buses that can be boarded here are:
* Bus 21 – Assen to Emmen
* Bus 24 – Assen to Stadskanaal
* Bus 53 – Assen to Gieten
Dolmen
The ''hunebed'' (
dolmen
A dolmen () or portal tomb is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of two or more upright megaliths supporting a large flat horizontal capstone or "table". Most date from the early Neolithic (40003000 BCE) and were so ...
) is located near Balloo. It is one of the larger dolmen. It contains nine capstones and 19 side stones. In 1918, it was chaotic and most of the stones had fallen down. In 1978, the dolmen has been reconstructed. The sixth capstone contains cup-marks which have also been founded in Denmark and Schleswig-Holstein. The meaning of the cup-marks and its creation are still a mystery.
Gallery
File:Zicht op grafheuvel gelegen op de Kampsheide bij Balloo - Balloo - 20528247 - RCE.jpg, Burial mount in Balloo
File:20210507 tulpenvelden1 in Balloo.jpeg, Tulip field
File:Hunebed D16 bij Balloo.jpg, Dolmen D16
References
Populated places in Drenthe
Aa en Hunze
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