Eelde

Eelde
Town
Former townhall in 2010
The village (dark red) and the statistical district (light green) of Eelde in the municipality of Tynaarlo.
Coordinates: 53°08′00″N 6°34′00″E / 53.13333°N 6.56667°ECoordinates: 53°08′00″N 6°34′00″E / 53.13333°N 6.56667°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Drenthe
Municipality	Tynaarlo
Population
• Total	7,000
	Eelde-Paterswolde ca. 11,000
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Eelde (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈeːldə]) is a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Tynaarlo, and lies about 9 km south of Groningen. Groningen Airport Eelde is located near the village.

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

The statistical area "Eelde", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 7110.^[2]

References

1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006.
2. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.

External links

• Eelde (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5U5sBFeetA), een lied van George Welling
• J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Eelde". Map of the former municipality in 1868.
• Media related to Eelde at Wikimedia Commons