Balinge

Balinge
Village
Balinge in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe.
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Coordinates: 52°48′40″N 6°37′40″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Drenthe
Municipality	Midden-Drenthe
Area [1]
• Total	0.23 km^2 (0.09 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	17 m (56 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	100
• Density	430/km^2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9437[1]
Dialing code	0593

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.

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]

Education

There is a primary school in Balinge, De Wenteling.^[5]

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 9437TA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
3. "Balinge". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
4. "Balinge". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
5. "Scholen" (in Dutch). Midden-Drenthe. Retrieved 2023-04-15.