Mariënberg

Village in Overijssel, Netherlands

Mariënberg Mainbarg
Village
Mariënberg railway station
52°30′32″N 6°34′24″E / 52.50889°N 6.57333°E / 52.50889; 6.57333
Country	Netherlands
Province	Overijssel
Municipality	Hardenberg
Area ^[1]
• Total	2.49 km² (0.96 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	9 m (30 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	940
• Density	380/km² (980/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7692^[1]
Dialing code	0523

Mariënberg (Dutch Low Saxon: Mainbarg or Mainbarrug) is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Hardenberg, and lies on the westside of the Vecht river, between Hardenberg and Ommen.

History

A village developed around the nunnery founded 1233 which moved to Zwartsluis in 1244.^[3] In 1405, a new nunnery was founded and named Beata Maria Virgo in Galilea, and the village became known as Mariënberg meaning "hill of Mary.^[4] In 1903, a train station was built in Mariënberg.^[3]

Transport

Mariënberg railway station

Notable residents

Christian Kist (born 1986), darts player^[5]
Roel Kuiper (born 1962), politician, historian and philosopher^[6]

Gallery

Grain silo
Church in Mariënberg

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 7692AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b Ronald Stenvert & Jan ten Hove (1998). "Mariënberg" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 217. ISBN 90 400 9200 1. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
^ "Mariënberg - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 March 2022.
^ "Dart Profis - Christian Kist - "The Lipstick"". Dartn (in German). Retrieved 14 March 2022.
^ "Prof.Dr. R. (Roel) Kuiper". Dutch Parliament (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 March 2022.