Norg
Sign in to saveNorg is a village in the northeastern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Noordenveld, Drenthe. It used to be an independent municipality until 1998. Norg is home to two windmills.
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Place details
- Locality
- Norg
- Region
- Drenthe
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 3,290
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Norg
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Sint-Margaretakerk van Norg.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- St Margareta Church
- Settlement.image_flag
- Norg vlag.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Drenthe
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of the Netherlands
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- Drenthe
- Population
- +907
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Official website
- www.norgonline.nl
- Image
- Norg Den en Duin.jpg
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- P8168
- Juan Guevara
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Article
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Windmills
- Sports
- Notable people
- Gallery
- References
Norg is a village in the northeastern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Noordenveld, Drenthe. It used to be an independent municipality until 1998. Norg is home to two windmills.
== History == Norg is an esdorp which developed in the Middle Ages on higher grounds. It was first mentioned in 1149 as Nurch. The etymology of the name is unknown. Norg contains six communal pastures around which houses were built. The Dutch Reformed Church is a 13th-century Romanesque church on the Church Brink, which has a saddle-roof tower.