Balkbrug
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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 Template:Ill as part of a peat colony.[1] It is named after a simple type of bridge.[2] In 1819, a beggar's colony was founded to the south of the village. In 1840, it was home to 1,308 people.[3] The church was built in 1896.[1]
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 of the Netherlands.[1] Nowadays, it is used as the forensic psychiatry centre.[3]
In January 2025 inhabitants of Balkbrug won the Dutch Postcode Lottery main prize of €59.7 million.[4]
Notable people
- Nanno de Groot (1913–1963), American autodidact artist.[5]
Gallery
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Provisionally repaired bridge (1945)
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Church of Balkbrug
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Veldzicht
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References
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