Schoonloo
Located in Gemeente Aa en Hunze, Drenthe Coordinates: 52°54′21″ N 6°42′00″ E
- Population
- 175
- 175
- Elevation
- 21 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
About Schoonloo
Schoonloo is a village. Location: Gemeente Aa en Hunze, Drenthe. Population: 175. Elevation: 21 m.
Schoonloo is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe, Netherlands. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 14 km southeast of Assen. The village was first mentioned in 1328 as Gherard Sconelo. Even though it seemingly reads "beautiful forest", the etymology in unclear. Schoonloo developed in the Middle Ages on the highest point of the Rolderrug as a satellite of Rolde. It mainly consisted of some farms who used the heath as a communal land for their sheep.
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In comparison
- No. 19 of 30 places in Gemeente Aa en Hunze by population
- Nearest larger town: Grolloo, 4 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Police Custody Camp Westerbork Historic site, Gemeente Midden-Drenthe8.8 km SW -
Bendersche Berg Mountain, Gemeente Westerveld24 km SW
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Boschberg Mountain, Ooststellingwerf Municipality24 km W
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