Steenwijksmoer

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Steenwijksmoer
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Church in Steenwijksmoer
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Steenwijksmoer
Coordinates: 52°40′11″N6°41′53″E / 52.66972°N 6.69806°E / 52.66972; 6.69806 Coordinates: 52°40′11″N6°41′53″E / 52.66972°N 6.69806°E / 52.66972; 6.69806
Country Netherlands
Province Drenthe
Municipality Coevorden
Area
[1]
  Total9.84 km2 (3.80 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
11 m (36 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
  Total910
  Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7741 [1]
Dialing code 0524

Steenwijksmoer is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Coevorden municipality in Drenthe. [3]

It was first mentioned in 1845 as Steenwijks-Moer, and means "the moorland of de Vos family who came from Steenwijk". [4] In 1840, it was home to 252 people. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 7741AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. "Steenwijksmoer". Encyclopedie Drenthe.
  4. "Steenwijksmoer - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  5. "Steenwijksmoer". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 March 2022.