Gerverscop | |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Image Map1: | Map NL - Woerden - Gerverscop.png |
Map Caption1: | The statistical district of Gerverscop in the municipality of Woerden.--> |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Utrecht#Netherlands |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Utrecht |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Woerden |
Coordinates: | 52.1161°N 4.9494°W |
Area Total Km2: | 7.36 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 255 |
Population As Of: | 2007 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 3481 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0348 |
Gerverscop is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Woerden, and lies about 5 km northeast of Woerden. Until 1857, it was a separate municipality; it then was joined to the municipality of Harmelen.
The former municipality consisted of the polders Gerverscop and Breudijk, north of Harmelen. In the 19th century, it had about 160 inhabitants, 120 of which in the polder Gerverscop.
The hamlet was first mentioned between 1280 and 1287 as Gherverscoep, and means "concession of Gerver (person)".[2] Gerverscop has no place name signs.[3]