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Bovensmilde

Bovensmilde is a village in the Netherlands' province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about southwest of Assen.

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Place details

Locality: Bovensmilde
Region: Drenthe
Country: Nederland
Population: 0

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Settlement.name: Bovensmilde
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Overzicht pastorie en kerk - Bovensmilde - 20342125 - RCE.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Clergy house and church in Bovensmilde
Settlement.motto: <!--
Settlement.image_map: LocatieMidden-Drenthe.png -->
Settlement.image_map1: Map NL - Midden-Drenthe - Bovensmilde.png
Settlement.map_caption1: The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Bovensmilde in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe.
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption

Wikidata facts

Country: Netherlands
Located in: Midden-Drenthe
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Image: Overzicht pastorie en kerk - Bovensmilde - 20342125 - RCE.jpg

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Bovensmilde is a village in the Netherlands' province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about southwest of Assen.

== History == The village was first mentioned in 1847 as Boven-Smilde (literally: Upper-Smilde), and refers to north-eastern part of the peat excavation of Smilde. Bovensmilde is a linear settlement which started as a peat excavation village along the . It was sometimes referred to as Nieuw-Smilde (New Smilde).