Balkbrug

Balkbrug is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality Hardenberg, about 5 km west of Dedemsvaart.

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Locality: Balkbrug
Region: Overijssel
Country: Nederland
Population: 0

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Settlement.name: Balkbrug
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Boslaan - Balkbrug (13).JPG
Settlement.caption: House in Balkbrug
Settlement.image_shield: <!--
Settlement.image_map: Locatie Balkbrug binnen de gemeente Hardenberg.png -->
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Overijssel#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in province of Overijssel in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Overijssel
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Hardenberg
Settlement.elevation_m: 7
Settlement.area_total_km2: 39.26
Settlement.population_total: 3,980
Settlement.population_as_of: 2021

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Commons category: Balkbrug
postal code: 7707
P8168: Paul S. L. Johnson

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Balkbrug is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality Hardenberg, about 5 km west of Dedemsvaart.

== History == Balkbrug is located where the road from Ommen splits into a road to Meppel and Leeuwarden, and a road to Hoogeveen and the city of Groningen. In 1599, a redoubt was constructed in Ommerschans, south of Balkbrug. The village appeared in 1811 along the as part of a peat colony. It is named after a simple type of bridge. In 1819, a beggar's colony was founded to the south of the village. In 1840, it was home to 1,308 people. The church was built in 1896.