Balkbrug

Balkbrug
Village
House in Balkbrug
House in Balkbrug
Balkbrug is located in Overijssel
Balkbrug
Balkbrug
Location in province of Overijssel in the Netherlands
Balkbrug is located in Netherlands
Balkbrug
Balkbrug
Balkbrug (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°36′2″N 6°23′28″E / 52.60056°N 6.39111°E / 52.60056; 6.39111
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceOverijssel
MunicipalityHardenberg
Area
 • Total
39.26 km2 (15.16 sq mi)
Elevation
7 m (23 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
3,980
 • Density101/km2 (263/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7707
Dialing code0523

Balkbrug is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality Hardenberg, about 5 km west of Dedemsvaart.

History

Balkbrug is located where the road from Ommen splits into a road to Meppel and Leeuwarden, and a road to Hoogeveen and the city of Groningen. In 1599, a redoubt was constructed in Ommerschans, south of Balkbrug. The village appeared in 1811 along the Dedemsvaart [nl] as part of a peat colony. It is named after a simple type of bridge. In 1819, a beggar's colony was founded to the south of the village. In 1840, it was home to 1,308 people. The church was built in 1896.

In 1893/94, the beggar's colony was turned into the state educational institution Veldzicht, a prison for young offenders. In 1911, it was enlarged and became the largest in the Netherlands. Nowadays, it is used as the forensic psychiatry centre.

In January 2025 inhabitants of Balkbrug won the Dutch Postcode Lottery main prize of €59.7 million.

Notable people

References

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  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 7707AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Ronald Stenvert & Jan ten Hove (1998). "Balkbrug" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9200 1. Retrieved 14 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)
  4. ↑ "Balkbrug - (geografische naam)". Balkbrug (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Balkbrug". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  6. ↑ Big winners: Balkbrug village wins postcode lottery // DutchNews, January 2, 2025
  7. ↑ "Nanno de Groot". Netherlands Institute for Art History. Retrieved 14 March 2022.