Stieltjeskanaal

Stieltjeskanaal
Village
A house in Stieltjeskanaal
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Coordinates: 52°40′N6°49′E / 52.667°N 6.817°E / 52.667; 6.817
Country	Netherlands
Province	Drenthe
Municipality	Coevorden
Area [1]
• Total	6.43 km2 (2.48 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	11 m (36 ft)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	250
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7756 [1]
Dialing code	0524

Stieltjeskanaal
Morning fog in the canal
Geography
Start point	Coevorden
End point	Nieuw-Amsterdam

Stieltjeskanaal is a canal and village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Coevorden municipality in Drenthe.

History

Canal

On 11 April 1880, construction of the canal began, which was finished by November 1884. ^[3] This canal was named after Thomas Stieltjes Sr, the father of the mathematician Thomas Stieltjes.

Village

In 1899, a village formed along the canal with the same name. ^[4] It is a linear settlement and is considered a twin village of Dalerveen. ^[5]

1981 flood in Stieltjeskanaal

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 13 March 2022. two entries
2. "Postcodetool for 7756PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
3. "Beschrijving-van-de-provincie-drenthe-behorende-bij-de-waterstaatskaart" (PDF).
4. "Stieltjeskanaal - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
5. "Stieltjeskanaal". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 March 2022.