Lakerveld Explained

Lakerveld
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Zederik - Lakerveld.png
Map Caption1:The village (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Lakerveld in the former municipality of Zederik.-->
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:Vijfheerenlanden
Coordinates:51.9617°N 5.0189°W
Area Total Km2:8.86
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:355
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:4128
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0347

Lakerveld is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Vijfheerenlanden, and lies about 9 km south of IJsselstein.

The hamlet was first mentioned in the 16th century as Laeckervelt, and means "field near the Laak (river)".[2] Lakerveld has no place name signs. In 1840, it was home to 300 people.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 27 March 2022.
  2. Web site: Lakerveld - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 27 March 2022 . nl.
  3. Web site: Lakerveld . Plaatsengids . 27 March 2022 . nl.