De Punt
Coordinates: 53°7′N 6°36′E / 53.117°N 6.600°E
| De Punt | |
|---|---|
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 De Punt in the municipality of Tynaarlo. | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Drenthe |
| Municipality | Tynaarlo |
| Population | ca. 230 |
De Punt 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 can also 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 headlines as the site of a fire in a shipyard, in which three firemen, aged 29 (Raymond Patrick Soyer), 38 (Egbert Ubels) and 48 (Anne Kregel), died.[2] They are commemorated by the asteroid 12156 Ubels.[3]
References
- ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.
- ↑ Sitalsing, K. "Brandweer Drents dorp rouwt om drie doden" de Volkskrant, 10 Mei 2008, p. 1
- ↑ JPL Small-Body Database Browser naming citation
