Lheebroek Explained

Lheebroek
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Westerveld - Lheebroek.png
Map Caption1:Lheebroek in the municipality of Westerveld.
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Drenth
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Drenthe
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Westerveld
Coordinates:52.8469°N 6.4253°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:10
Area Total Km2:0.85
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:120
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

Lheebroek is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld, and lies about 14km (09miles) north of Hoogeveen.

The hamlet was first mentioned between 1381 and 1383 as to Lederbroke, and means "swampy land belonging to Lhee".[3] Lheebroek was home to 40 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: Lheebroek - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 12 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Lheebroek . Plaatsengids . 12 April 2022 . nl.