Elim is a village in Drenthe (province of The Netherlands) and is part of the Hoogeveen municipality.
Elim | |
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![]() Church in Elim | |
Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands | |
Coordinates: 52°40′48″N 6°34′39″E / 52.6799°N 6.5776°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Drenthe |
Municipality | Hoogeveen |
Area | |
• Total | 13.12 km2 (5.07 sq mi) |
Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 2,335 |
• Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 7916[1] |
Dialing code | 0528 |
History
editBefore 1786, there were only swamps in this part of the Netherlands. After the drainage of the swamps, people started to harvest peat, which was transported to the west of the Netherlands.[3] The people who harvested the peat built houses on the land and started a small community, on the present place of Elim, called "Het Dwarsgat".[4] In 1915, the village became known as Elim. The name Elim is from the Bible, Exodus 15:27 : "there were twelve wells of water, and seventy date palms," and the Israelites "camped there near the water".[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 7916PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Elim". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Elim". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
External links
editMedia related to Elim (Drenthe) at Wikimedia Commons
- Elim in Drenthe (in Dutch)
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