Garminge

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caption = Garminge in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe.

Garminge (coord|52|49|N|6|37|E|type:city(70)) is a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 15 km northeast of Hoogeveen.

The statistical area "Garminge", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 70.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), [http://statline.cbs.nl/ "Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005"] . As of January 1, 2005.]

The origin of the name Garminge is said to be from one of the first inhabitants. The name probably means "farm owned by Garm", where the suffix "-inge" expresses possession, not necessarily that of a farm building. "Garm" is an old Dutch first name generally just used in the northern provinces Drenthe, Groningen and Frisia.

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