Vries, Drenthe

Vries
Town
Romaanse Sint-Bonifatiuskerk van Vries
Coat of arms
The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Vries in the municipality of Tynaarlo.
Coordinates: 53°4′24″N 6°34′37″E / 53.07333°N 6.57694°E / 53.07333; 6.57694Coordinates: 53°4′24″N 6°34′37″E / 53.07333°N 6.57694°E / 53.07333; 6.57694
Country	Netherlands
Province	Drenthe
Municipality	Tynaarlo
Population (31 December 2009)
• Total	4,292
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Vries is a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Tynaarlo, and lies about 8 km north of Assen.

Vries was a separate municipality until 1998, when it was merged with Eelde and Zuidlaren into a new municipality called Tynaarlo.^[1]

In 2001, the town of Vries had 4002 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 1.6 km², and contained 1605 residences.^[2] The statistical area "Vries", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 4500.^[3]

Zicht op Vries by Geesje van Calcar

References

1. ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006."Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved December 3, 2009. 
2. ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
3. ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.

External links

• J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Vries". Map of the former municipality in 1868.
• Website of the Historical Association of Vries (in Dutch)
• Search the municipality archives of Vries from 1851 till 1900 (all in Dutch)