Grolloo

Grolloo is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 11 km southeast of Assen.

Grolloo
Village
Church of Grolloo
The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Grolloo in the municipality of Aa en Hunze.
Grolloo
Location in the Netherlands
Grolloo
Grolloo (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°56′7″N 6°40′16″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceDrenthe
MunicipalityAa en Hunze
Area
[1]
 • Total45.56 km2 (17.59 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
18 m (59 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total880
 • Density19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9443 & 9444[1]
Dialing code0592

History

The village was probably first mentioned in the 12th century as Grunlo, and means "green open forest".[3] Grolloo is an esdorp which developed in the Early Middle Ages on the Hondsrug as a satellite of Rolde. The village has two essen (communal pastures) on the east-side and a little brink (village square).[4] From 1550 until 1669, the Landdag (legislative assembly) of the province of Drenthe was held in Grollerholt, a forest near Grollo.[5][4]

The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1853, and has a wooden tower with a needle spire. The tower contains a bell from 1422. The church was restored in 1975.[4]

Grollo was home to 272 people in 1840.[6] The village used to have communal land. The transition to private priority started late in 1859.[6]

The Dutch blues band Cuby + Blizzards was founded in Grolloo. There is a museum in the small farm house where they began.[6] Grolloo has a statue of Harry Muskee, one of the band's founders and lead singer.

  • View on Grolloo
  • Former clergy house
  • Cuby + Blizzards museum
  • Grollerholt. Location of the landdag of Drenthe

References
  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 10 April 2022. two entries
  2. "Postcodetool for 9444PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  3. "Grolloo - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  4. Ronald Stenvert (2001). Grolloo (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 61. ISBN 90 400 9454 3. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  5. "Monumentnummer: 32696 Bij Schoonloërstraat 49 9444 TH te Grolloo". Dutch Monuments Register (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  6. "Grolloo". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 April 2022.
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