Balinge

Balinge is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 14 km northeast of Hoogeveen.

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Balinge
Village
Balinge in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe.
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Coordinates: 52°48′40″N 6°37′40″E / 52.81111°N 6.62778°E / 52.81111; 6.62778
Country	Netherlands
Province	Drenthe
Municipality	Midden-Drenthe
Area [1]
• Total	0.23 km2 (0.089 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	17 m (56 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	100
• Density	430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9437[1]
Dialing code	0593
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The village was first mentioned between 1381 and 1383 as Balinghe, and means "settlement of the people of Balo (person)".^[3]

Balinge was home to 59 people in 1840.^[4]

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
2. ^ "Postcodetool for 9437TA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
3. ^ "Balinge". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
4. ^ "Balinge". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
5. ^ "Scholen" (in Dutch). Midden-Drenthe. Retrieved 2023-04-15.

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