Weijerswold

Hamlet in Drenthe, Netherlands
52°39′41″N 6°47′24″E / 52.66139°N 6.79000°E / 52.66139; 6.79000CountryNetherlandsProvinceDrentheMunicipalityCoevordenArea • Total3.64 km2 (1.41 sq mi)Elevation10 m (30 ft)Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total80 • Density22/km2 (57/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
7742[1]
Dialing code0524

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c "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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