De Punt
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De Punt () is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Tynaarlo, and lies about 11 km south of Groningen.
The statistical area "De Punt", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 240.[1]
De Punt was the site for the 1977 Dutch train hostage crisis.
In 2008, de Punt reached national news headlines as the site of a fire in a shipyard, where three firemen, aged 48, 29 and 38, died.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of January 1, 2005.
- ^ Sitalsing, K. "Brandweer Drents dorp rouwt om drie doden" de Volkskrant, 10 Mei 2008, p. 1
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