- Vries (Drenthe)
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caption = The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Vries in the municipality of Tynaarlo.Vries (coord|53|4|N|6|35|E|type:city(4002)) is a town in the Dutch province of
Drenthe . It is a part of the municipality ofTynaarlo , and lies about 8 km north ofAssen .Vries was a separate municipality until 1998, when it was merged with
Eelde andZuidlaren . [Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [http://www.knaw.nl/cfdata/publicaties/detail.cfm?boeken__ordernr=20061061] ]In 2001, the town of Vries had 4002 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 1.6 km², and contained 1605 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), [http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/milieu-natuur-ruimte/ruimte/publicaties/cartografie-geografie/geografische-data/2001-bevolkingskernen-in-nederland.htm "Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001"] . (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).] The statistical area "Vries", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 4500.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), [http://statline.cbs.nl/ "Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005"] . As of
January 1 ,2005 .]References
External links
* [http://www.kuijsten.de/atlas/dr/vries.html Map of the former municipality in 1868]
* [http://www.oudvries.nl/ Website of the Historical Association of Vries (in Dutch)]
* [http://www.tynaarlo.nl/live/dienstverlening/Gemeentearchief/artikel_content.pag?objectnumber=131136&referpagina=6942 Search the municipality archieves of Vries from 1851 till 1900 (all in Dutch)]
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