Elim is a village in Drenthe (province of The Netherlands) and is part of the Hoogeveen municipality.

Elim
Village
Church in Elim
Elim Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands Show map of Drenthe Elim Elim (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 52.6799°N 6.5776°E / 52.6799; 6.5776
Country	Netherlands
Province	Drenthe
Municipality	Hoogeveen
Area [1]
• Total	13.12 km2 (5.07 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	12 m (39 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	2,335
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7916[1]
Dialing code	0528

History

Before 1786, there were only swamps in this part of the Netherlands. After the drainage of the swamps, people started to harvest peat, which was transported to the west of the Netherlands.[3] The people who harvested the peat built houses on the land and started a small community, on the present place of Elim, called "Het Dwarsgat".[4] In 1915, the village became known as Elim. The name Elim is from the Bible, Exodus 15:27 : "there were twelve wells of water, and seventy date palms," and the Israelites "camped there near the water".[4]

References

External links

• Media related to Elim (Drenthe) at Wikimedia Commons
• Elim in Drenthe (in Dutch)