Vries 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 Jan ...

. 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 epo ...

, and lies about 8 km north of

Assen Assen () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands, and is the capital (politics), capital of the province of Drenthe. It received City rights in ...

. Vries was a separate municipality until 1998, when it was merged with

Eelde Eelde () is a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Tynaarlo, and lies about 9 km south of Groningen. Groningen Airport Eelde is located near the village. Eelde was a separate municipality until 1998, w ...

and

Zuidlaren Zuidlaren ( Noordenvelds: ''Zuudlaoren'') is a village in the province of Drenthe in the Northern Netherlands. Zuidlaren has just over 10,000 inhabitants and is situated on natural heightened land which is called the Hondsrug. The village is part ...

into a new municipality called

History

The village was first mentioned in 1139 as Vrees. The etymology is unclear. Vries is an ''

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'' which developed in the Early Middle Ages. The old village structure is still visible. The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 12th century. It was extended around 1425. The church contains two

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. (disputed by the Wikipedia page about Roden) Vries was home to 415 people in 1840. Vries used to be independent municipality. In 1998, it was merged into

Gallery

File:Vries door Geesje van-Calca.jpg, Zicht op Vries by Geesje van Calcar File:Zicht op Brink - Vries - 20375414 - RCE.jpg, View on the ''brink'' (village square) File:20200913 06 Vries (50342900237).jpg, Street view File:Overzicht van hotel restaurant Sint Nicolaas - Vries - 20375401 - RCE.jpg, Hotel in Vries

References

External links

Website of the Historical Association of Vries (in Dutch)
Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 1998 Populated places in Drenthe Former municipalities of Drenthe Tynaarlo {{Drenthe-geo-stub