Weijerswold
Entering Weijerswold
Entering Weijerswold
Weijerswold is located in Drenthe
Weijerswold
Weijerswold
Weijerswold is located in Netherlands
Weijerswold
Weijerswold
Coordinates: 52°39′41″N 6°47′24″E / 52.66139°N 6.79000°E / 52.66139; 6.79000
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceDrenthe
MunicipalityCoevorden
Area
  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. 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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