Leggeloo Explained

Leggeloo
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Westerveld - Leggeloo.png
Map Caption1:Leggeloo 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:52.8517°N 6.3644°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:10
Area Total Km2:0.95
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:135
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

Leggeloo is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld, and lies about 17 km north of Hoogeveen.

The hamlet was first mentioned in 1217 as in Legghelo. The etymology is unclear.[3] Leggeloo was home to 172 people in 1840.[4]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 7991AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 12 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 12 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Leggeloo - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 12 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Leggeloo . Plaatsengids . 12 April 2022 . nl.