Klooster | |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
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: | 11 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.91 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 160 |
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: | 7741 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0591 |
Coordinates: | 52.6556°N 6.7172°W |
Klooster is a hamlet in the Netherlands and is part of the Coevorden municipality in Drenthe.
Klooster is a statistical entity,[2] however the postal authorities have placed it under Coevorden.[3] It was first mentioned in 1328 as "een huys geheiten ten Cloester by Coevorden", and refers to the monastery Maria in Campis which was closed in the area until 1259 when they moved to Assen.[4] In 1840, it was home to 85 people.[5]