Ruinerwold
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Ruinerwold | |
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  Ruinerwold | |
| Coordinates: 52°43′22″N 6°15′2″E / 52.72278°N 6.25056°ECoordinates: 52°43′22″N 6°15′2″E / 52.72278°N 6.25056°E | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province | Drenthe |
| Municipality | De Wolden |
| Population (1 January 2008) | 2,835 |
Ruinerwold is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is located in the municipality of De Wolden, about 6 km northeast of Meppel.
Ruinerwold was a separate municipality until 1998, when it became part of De Wolden.
Hermit family[]
In October 2019, a 67-year-old man, Gerrit Jan van Dorsten, and his six adult children were discovered, who had lived for nine years in seclusion in a farm house in Ruinerwold. The father was charged with unlawful deprivation of liberty and harming other people's health.[1] The charges were later dropped due to his poor health.[2]
References[]
- ^ Miller, Barbara (18 October 2019). "Father in Dutch 'end of time' family charged with abuse and money laundering as police interview his adult children". ABC News. Sydney, Australia.
- ^ "Dutch farm case: Prosecutors drop abuse charges against 'too ill' father". BBC News. 2021-02-18. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
External links[]
Media related to Ruinerwold at Wikimedia Commons
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Ruinerwold". Map of the former municipality in 1868.
- Local news website (in Dutch)
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- Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 1998
- Populated places in Drenthe
- Former municipalities of Drenthe
- De Wolden
- Drenthe geography stubs