Foxwolde

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Foxwolde
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Toll house on the Roderwolderweg in Foxwolde
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Foxwolde
Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands
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Foxwolde
Foxwolde (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°09′12″N6°27′04″E / 53.15345°N 6.45108°E / 53.15345; 6.45108
Country Netherlands
Province Drenthe
Municipality Noordenveld
Area
[1]
  Total
1.14 km2 (0.44 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
1 m (3.3 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
  Total
160
  Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9314
Dialing code 050

Foxwolde is a hamlet in the Netherlands and it is part of the Noordenveld municipality in Drenthe.

Foxwolde is a statistical entity, [1] and its own postal code. [3] It was first mentioned in 1313 as Fokeswolde and means "the forest of Fokko". [4] The hamlet is outside the build up area, and mainly consists of farms. The population in 1840 was 122 people. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 9314TA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  3. "Postcode 9314 in Foxwolde". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  4. "Foxwolde". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  5. "Foxwolde". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 March 2022.