Eelde

Eelde is a village in the Netherlands in the province of Drenthe and part of the municipality Tynaarlo. It is located about ten kilometers south of the city of Groningen.

Eelde has a remarkable wooden shoe museum, the International Wooden Shoe Museum. The Groningen Eelde airport lies on the territory of the village south of the village and hosts a flying school and a weather station. The so-called Paterswoldse Sea is a situated near the lake with many water sports. Within the village, there is a view worthy old church.

Consist partnership relations with Wardenburg in Lower Saxony.

Born in Eelde

  • Menso Alting (1541-1612), an important preacher and theologian of the Reformation period
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