Elp Explained

See also: ELP (disambiguation).

Elp
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Midden-Drenthe - Elp.png
Map Caption1:The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Elp in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe.
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Drenthe
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Midden-Drenthe
Coordinates:52.8836°N 6.6478°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:18
Area Total Km2:20.49
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:375
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:9442
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0593

Elp is a small village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 15 km south of Assen.

The village was first mentioned in 1362 as "in Elpe". The etymology is unclear.[3]

Elp was home to 243 people in 1840.[4]

The Elp culture was named after the village.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 9442AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 11 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 11 April 2022. two entries.
  3. Web site: Elp - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 11 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Elp . Plaatsengids . 11 April 2022 . nl.