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Bovensmilde is a village in the Netherlands' province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about southwest of Assen.

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Place details

Locality
Bovensmilde
Region
Drenthe
Country
Nederland
Population
0

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Key facts

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Bovensmilde
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Village
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nl
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File:Overzicht pastorie en kerk - Bovensmilde - 20342125 - RCE.jpg
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Clergy house and church in Bovensmilde
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The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Bovensmilde in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe.
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Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
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left
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Location in the Netherlands
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Country
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Netherlands
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Province
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Drenthe
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Municipality
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Midden-Drenthe

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Bovensmilde is a village in the Netherlands' province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about southwest of Assen.

== History == The village was first mentioned in 1847 as Boven-Smilde (literally: Upper-Smilde), and refers to north-eastern part of the peat excavation of Smilde. Bovensmilde is a linear settlement which started as a peat excavation village along the . It was sometimes referred to as Nieuw-Smilde (New Smilde).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bovensmilde” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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