Schoonloo

Schoonloo is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe, Netherlands. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 14 km southeast of Assen.

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Locality: Schoonloo
Region: Drenthe
Country: Nederland
Population: 175

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Settlement.name: Schoonloo
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Schoonloo - herberg Hegeman.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Inn Hegeman
Settlement.motto: <!--
Settlement.image_map: LocatieAaEnHunze.png
Settlement.map_caption: -->
Settlement.image_map1: Map NL - Aa en Hunze - Schoonloo.png
Settlement.map_caption1: The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Schoonloo in the municipality of Aa en Hunze.
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Drenthe
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality

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Image: Schoonloo - herberg Hegeman.jpg

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Commons category: Schoonloo
postal code: 9443

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Schoonloo is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe, Netherlands. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 14 km southeast of Assen.

The village was first mentioned in 1328 as Gherard Sconelo. Even though it seemingly reads "beautiful forest", the etymology in unclear. Schoonloo developed in the Middle Ages on the highest point of the Rolderrug as a satellite of Rolde. It mainly consisted of some farms who used the heath as a communal land for their sheep.