Ruinen

Ruinen
Church in Ruinen
Coordinates: 52°45′48″N 6°21′23″E / 52.76333°N 6.35639°E / 52.76333; 6.35639
Country	Netherlands
Province	Drenthe
Municipality	De Wolden
Population (2008[1])	2.710

Ruinen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is located in the municipality of De Wolden, about 10 km northwest of Hoogeveen.

Ruinen was a separate municipality until 1998, when it became part of De Wolden.^[2] The windmill De Zaandplatte has been restored and is open to the public.

References

1. ↑ Statline
2. ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006.

External links

• J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Ruinen". Map of the former municipality in 1868.

Coordinates: 52°46′N 6°21′E / 52.767°N 6.350°E / 52.767; 6.350