Roden, Drenthe
Roden (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈroːdən] (
listen)) is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is located in the municipality of Noordenveld, about 16 km (10 miles) southwest of Groningen. Roden has 15,000 citizens.
Roden | |
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 Roden in 2007 | |
  Roden Location in the province of Drenthe in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 53°8′18″N 6°25′57″E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Drenthe |
| Municipality | Noordenveld |
| Population | 15,000 |
Roden was a separate municipality until 1998, when it merged into the municipality of Noordenveld as a part of municipal reorganisations.[1]
Notable people
- Peter Dijkstra (born 1978), conductor
References
- Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
External links
Media related to Roden (Noordenveld) at Wikimedia Commons- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Roden". Map of the former municipality in 1868.
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