Balinge is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 14 km northeast of Hoogeveen.
The village was first mentioned between 1381 and 1383 as Balinghe, and means "settlement of the people of Balo (person)".[3]
Balinge was home to 59 people in 1840.[4]
Education
There is a primary school in Balinge, De Wenteling.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9437TA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Balinge". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Balinge". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Scholen" (in Dutch). Midden-Drenthe. Retrieved 2023-04-15.