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Crisisnoodopvang Zuidwolde DR (Hoofdstraat)

Zuidwolde in the municipality of De Wolden hosts small-scale emergency reception for asylum seekers across several sites on the Hoofdstraat, including a Protestant parsonage, set up partly to relieve pressure on Ter Apel. The municipality described the small-scale approach as overwhelmingly positive, crediting volunteers, churches and neighbours, and extended the arrangement. RTV Drenthe reported the stay was prolonged because the model worked well for the community.

Occupancy

14

people (Aug 2025)

Per night

184

per person (benchmark)

Annual

€940k

estimated

Background

The site sits at Hoofdstraat, Zuidwolde. It is run by the COA (Centraal Orgaan opvang asielzoekers), the Dutch government’s asylum-reception agency. For what the azc / noodopvang categories mean and how Dutch reception spending breaks down, open the cost panel on the interactive map with the Netherlands selected in Settings.

In the news

  • 2024

    Small-scale reception suits municipality; asylum seekers stay longer on Hoofdstraat Zuidwolde

    RTV Drenthe reported that De Wolden extended the small-scale reception on the Hoofdstraat in Zuidwolde, with the municipality calling experiences overwhelmingly positive and praising the role of volunteers, churches and neighbours.

    RTV Drenthe · source

  • Apr 2024

    Temporary night reception for asylum seekers opens in Zuidwolde

    RTV Drenthe reported on the opening of temporary night reception for asylum seekers in Zuidwolde, set up to help relieve pressure on the Ter Apel reception centre.

    RTV Drenthe · source

Compiled from public Dutch news reports (each item links to its source). Where a municipality runs more than one reception location, attribution to this specific address reflects the cited report and may be approximate — always check the linked source.

Timeline

  1. Apr 2024

    Emergency reception opens in Zuidwolde

    Small-scale emergency/night reception for asylum seekers opened on the Hoofdstraat, partly to relieve Ter Apel.

  2. 2024

    Small-scale reception extended

    Municipality extended the reception to the end of 2025, citing overwhelmingly positive experiences with the small-scale model.

Cost

Dutch asylum reception is funded by central government through the COA. At an illustrative benchmark of about €184 per person per night for emergency reception (noodopvang), the 14 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €940k per year. This is an order-of-magnitude figure for context only, not a site-specific invoice — emergency reception typically runs around three times the cost of a regular centre.

Sources

COA / Rijksoverheid (Kamerstuk, 5 Sep 2025) · 2025-08-13. View source

Occupancy is the COA register snapshot of 13 August 2025 and may have changed since. Coordinates were geocoded from the published street address via the official PDOK Locatieserver.

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