Weijerswold

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Weijerswold
Coordinates: 52°39′41″N6°47′24″E / 52.66139°N 6.79000°E / 52.66139; 6.79000
Country Netherlands
Province Drenthe
Municipality Coevorden
Area
[1]
 • Total
3.64 km2 (1.41 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total
80
 • Density22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7742 [1]
Dialing code 0524

Weijerswold is a hamlet in the Netherlands and is part of the Coevorden municipality in Drenthe, east of the city of Coevorden.

Weijerswold is a road village on a sandy hill dating for the Middle Ages. [3] It was first mentioned in 1520 as "beneden den graven die van Wijerdeswolde daele gaet nae den Hennenbroke", and means "swamp forest belonging to Wijerd". [4] In 1840, it was home to 42 people. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 7742AB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. ↑ Ronald Stenvert (2001). Weijerswold (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 203. ISBN   90 400 9454 3 . Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Weijerswold - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Weijerswold". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 March 2022.


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