Norg

Norg is a village in the northeastern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Noordenveld, Drenthe. It used to be an independent municipality until 1998. Norg is home to two windmills.

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Place details

Locality: Norg
Region: Drenthe
Country: Nederland
Population: 3,290
Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Norg
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Sint-Margaretakerk van Norg.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: St Margareta Church
Settlement.image_flag: Norg vlag.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Drenthe
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Noordenveld
Settlement.elevation_m: 9
Settlement.area_total_km2: 18.84
Settlement.population_total: 3,745
Settlement.population_as_of: 2021
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Wikidata facts

Population: 907
Official website: www.norgonline.nl
Image: Norg Den en Duin.jpg

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Commons category: Norg
WordLift URL: data.wordlift.io/wl01254/entity/norg
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Norg is a village in the northeastern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Noordenveld, Drenthe. It used to be an independent municipality until 1998. Norg is home to two windmills.

== History == Norg is an esdorp which developed in the Middle Ages on higher grounds. It was first mentioned in 1149 as Nurch. The etymology of the name is unknown. Norg contains six communal pastures around which houses were built. The Dutch Reformed Church is a 13th-century Romanesque church on the Church Brink, which has a saddle-roof tower.