De Punt

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De Punt in the municipality of Tynaarlo.

De Punt (53°71′N, 6°36′E) is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Tynaarlo, and lies about 11 km south of Groningen.

The statistical area "De Punt", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 240.[1]

De Punt was the site for the 1977 Dutch train hostage crisis.

In 2008, de Punt reached national news headlines as the site of a fire in a shipyard, where three firemen, aged 48, 29 and 38, died.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of January 1, 2005.
  2. ^ Sitalsing, K. "Brandweer Drents dorp rouwt om drie doden" de Volkskrant, 10 Mei 2008, p. 1


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