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]