Nieuw-Balinge
Nieuw-Balinge is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 10 km northeast of Hoogeveen.
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- Nieuw-Balinge
- Region
- Drenthe
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 765
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Nieuw-Balinge is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 10 km northeast of Hoogeveen.
== History == The village was first mentioned in 1899 as Balinge (Nieuw), and means "new Balinge". Around 1860, a canal was dug to excavate the peat in the region and a village of sod houses was established.
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