Ruinerwold

Ruinerwold is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is located in the municipality of De Wolden, about 6 km northeast of Meppel.

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Locality: Ruinerwold
Region: Drenthe
Country: Nederland
Population: 2,485
Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Ruinerwold
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_flag: Ruinerwold vlag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Ruinerwold wapen.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 120x100px
Settlement.image_skyline: Kerk te Ruinerwold.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Local church
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
Settlement.subdivision_name2: De Wolden
Settlement.elevation_m: 2
Settlement.area_total_km2: 34.45
Settlement.population_total: 3,950

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Ruinerwold is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is located in the municipality of De Wolden, about 6 km northeast of Meppel.

== History == The village was first mentioned in 1792 as Ruiner Wold, and means "the swampforest belonging to Ruinen". Ruinerwold is a road village which developed on a sandy ridge since the 13th century.

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