Dalen

Dalen
Village
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Coordinates: 52°42′N 6°45′E / 52.700°N 6.750°E / 52.700; 6.750
Country	Netherlands
Province	Drenthe
Municipality	Coevorden
Population  (2004)
• Total	3,470
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Dalen (Dutch Low Saxon: Daoln) is an old village and a former municipality in the northeastern Netherlands, in the province of Drenthe. Since 1998, Dalen has been part of the municipality of Coevorden.

There are many shops and restaurants, bakeries and a pub called the D'aolle Bakkerij. The village is known for its two windmills, Jan Pol and De Bente, which are open to the public. There is a family resort from Center Parcs called 'De Huttenheugte' and next to the resort lies the theme park Plopsa Indoor. Dalen railway station has connections to Emmen and Coevorden/Zwolle.

Notable people[]

Famous residents have included:

• Albert Bouwers (1893-1972), optician (born)^[1]
• Karsten Kroon (b. 1976), road bicycle racer (born)
• Gerald Sibon (b. 1974), football striker

References[]

External links[]

• J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Dalen". Map of the former municipality in 1868.

Coordinates: 52°42′N 6°45′E / 52.700°N 6.750°E / 52.700; 6.750