Ellertshaar Explained

Ellertshaar
Native Name Lang:nl
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Image Map1:Map NL - Borger-Odoorn - Ellertshaar.png
Map Caption1:Ellertshaar in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates:52.9°N 50°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Drenthe
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Borger-Odoorn
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:17
Area Total Km2:2.38
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:30
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:9535
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0599

Ellertshaar is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn, and lies about 17 km southeast of Assen.

The hamlet was first mentioned in 1851 as Eldershaar, and means "alder trees on a sandy ridge".[3] Ellershaar was home to 8 people in 1840.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 9535TA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 11 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 11 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Ellertshaar - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 11 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Ellertshaar . Plaatsengids . 11 April 2022 . nl.