De Glind is a village near Barneveld in the middle of Netherlands, in the province Gelderland.
History
It was first mentioned in 1321 as Ghelinde, and means "fenced off terrain".[3] The havezate Glinthorst was mentioned for the first time in 1325. It was demolished around 1780.[4] In 1840, it was home to 498 people. In 1916, a church was built in De Glind.[5]
In 1911, Foundation De Glindhorst was established by Roelof Jan Willem Rudolph and a village for disadvantaged youth was built. Farmers could rent a piece of land, but were obliged to take care of children. The youth village still exists, and is nowadays operated by the Rudolph Foundation.[5]
Gallery
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House in De Glind -
Cows with a farm in the background -
Remembrance water well -
Leapfrog detail
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 3794MD". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "De Glind - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Glinthorst". Klein Moorst (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ a b "De Glind". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
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