De Kiel Explained

De Kiel
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Drenthe
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Coevorden
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:21
Area Total Km2:4.08
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:380
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:7849
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0591
Coordinates:52.8622°N 6.7461°W

De Kiel is a village in the Netherlands and is part of the Coevorden municipality in Drenthe.

De Kiel was first mentioned in 1899 as Kiel and means "the deeper part of a ditch".[3] It used to be spread over six municipalities, and before that seven marken. In 1942, the borders were corrected.[4]

See also

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 7849PA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 12 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 12 March 2022 . two entries.
  3. Web site: De Kiel - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 12 March 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: De Kiel . Plaatsengids . 12 March 2022 . nl.