De Glind

Village in Gelderland, Netherlands

52°7′9″N 5°30′23″E / 52.11917°N 5.50639°E / 52.11917; 5.50639CountryNetherlandsProvinceGelderlandMunicipalityBarneveldArea

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• Total6.15 km² (2.37 sq mi)Elevation

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6 m (20 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total620 • Density100/km² (260/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

3794^[1]

Dialing code0342

De Glind is a village near Barneveld in the middle of Netherlands, in the province Gelderland.

History

It was first mentioned in 1321 as Ghelinde, and means "fenced off terrain".^[3] The havezate Glinthorst was mentioned for the first time in 1325. It was demolished around 1780.^[4] In 1840, it was home to 498 people. In 1916, a church was built in De Glind.^[5]

In 1911, Foundation De Glindhorst was established by Roelof Jan Willem Rudolph [nl] and a village for disadvantage youth was built. Farmers could rent a piece of land, but were obliged to take care of children. The youth village still exists, and is nowadays operated by the Rudolph Foundation.^[5]

Gallery

House in De Glind
Cows with a farm in the background
Remembrance water well
Leapfrog detail

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 3794MD". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
^ "De Glind - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
^ "Glinthorst". Klein Moorst (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "De Glind". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2022.