Geeuwenbrug | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Image Map1: | Map NL - Westerveld - Geeuwenbrug.png |
Map Caption1: | The village (dark red) and the statistical district (light green) of Geeuwenbrug in the municipality of Westerveld. |
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: | Westerveld |
Coordinates: | 52.8728°N 6.3703°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 10 |
Area Total Km2: | 9.06 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 460 |
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: | 7991 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0521 |
Geeuwenbrug is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld, and lies about 18 km north of Hoogeveen.
The village was first mentioned in 1617 or 1618 as "die Crumme voerdt offt guijwe", and means bridge over a waterway,[3] and refers to the former river Lake which was used to transport peat. The river was later canalised and became part of the . The village started to develop along the canal after 1850.[4]