The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in De Wolden
10.0Number 1Verspreide huizen EchtenThe quietest neighbourhood in De Wolden is Verspreide huizen Echten (10.0), with 14 residents per square kilometre. They are spread across De Wolden: 6 in the centre, 6 in the west and 5 in the east. These are mostly small areas: 21 of the 25 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for population density is 169 times as high. Of the 31 neighbourhoods in De Wolden with a grade for quiet, 28 reach a 7.0 or higher. De Wolden as a whole comes out at a 7.9, against a 6.3 for the middle neighbourhood in the country — one grade for a whole municipality says little about the street you live in.
In the neighbourhood where the average resident of De Wolden lives, there are 1,165 residents per square kilometre — the national median is 2,364. On this page that ranges from 11 in Ruinerwold-Buiten to 2,054 in Zuidwolde kern.
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The 10 quietest neighbourhoods in De Wolden
Number 1
Verspreide huizen Echten
180 residents
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- 29.9
Verspreide huizen Ruinen
660 residents
20 residents per km²
- 39.8
Verspreide huizen Fort
445 residents
27 residents per km² · 1% water
- 49.6
Verspreide huizen Linde
490 residents
32 residents per km²
- 59.5
Verspreide huizen Zuidwolde
1,035 residents
51 residents per km²
- 69.4
Berghuizen
140 residents
406 residents per km² · 8% water
- 79.4
Ruinerwold-Buiten
290 residents
11 residents per km²
- 89.4
Verspreide huizen Koekange
820 residents
35 residents per km²
- 99.1
Verspreide huizen Drogteropslagen
230 residents
26 residents per km²
- 109.1
Echten
205 residents
352 residents per km²
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- 119.1
Verspreide huizen Alteveer
285 residents
54 residents per km²
- 129.0
Koekangerveld
145 residents
354 residents per km²
- 138.9
Verspreide huizen De Wijk
325 residents
35 residents per km² · 3% water
- 148.9
Verspreide huizen Kerkenveld
325 residents
33 residents per km²
- 158.9
Verspreide huizen Veeningen
380 residents
48 residents per km² · 5% water
- 168.7
Linde
130 residents
743 residents per km²
- 178.2
Ansen
270 residents
292 residents per km²
- 187.9
Zuidwolde kern
5,380 residents
2,054 residents per km²
- 197.7
Fort
215 residents
701 residents per km²
- 207.7
Veeningen
350 residents
1,872 residents per km²
- 217.7
Drogteropslagen
310 residents
454 residents per km²
- 227.5
Oosteinde-Buiten
545 residents
172 residents per km²
- 237.4
Ruinen
2,665 residents
1,531 residents per km²
- 247.4
Koekange Noord
295 residents
482 residents per km²
- 257.2
Ruinerwold
2,540 residents
1,314 residents per km²
- 267.1
Koekange Zuid
175 residents
221 residents per km²
- 277.1
Koekange
1,155 residents
1,512 residents per km²
- 287.0
Oosteinde
295 residents
1,294 residents per km²
- 296.9
Kerkenveld
605 residents
1,137 residents per km²
- 306.7
Alteveer
535 residents
1,278 residents per km²
- 316.6
De Wijk
2,660 residents
1,857 residents per km²
Frequently asked questions
How is this list ranked?
On population density, noise level, green surroundings, trees nearby and share of water, each counting equally. Noise, greenery and trees come from RIVM, which maps them nationwide per hectare; CBS does not publish them. Areas with far more businesses than homes are left out — they are quiet because nobody lives there.
Why is Verspreide huizen Echten at the top?
Verspreide huizen Echten scores a 10.0 on this list, with 14 residents per square kilometre. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in De Wolden that has a grade for this measure.
How often are these figures updated?
The figures come from the CBS neighbourhood statistics for 2025. Both are published once a year; the list is recalculated as soon as a new edition appears.