Westerse Bos

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Westerse Bos
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Westerse Bos
Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands
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Westerse Bos
Westerse Bos (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°40′09″N6°51′36″E / 52.6691°N 6.8600°E / 52.6691; 6.8600
Country Netherlands
Province Drenthe
Municipality Emmen
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.13 km2 (0.44 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
13 m (43 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total
145
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7761 [1]
Dialing code 0524

Westerse Bos is a hamlet in the Netherlands and is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe.

Westerse Bos is a statistical entity, [1] but the postal authority has placed it under Schoonebeek. [3] It was first mentioned in the 1850s as 't Westeinde, and means "the western forest". [4] In 1988, it became part of the municipality of Emmen. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 7761AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Postcode 7761 in Schoonebeek". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Westerse Bos - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Westerse Bos". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2022.


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