Padhuis Explained

Padhuis
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:10
Area Total Km2:6.59
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:7742
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0592
Coordinates:52.6611°N 6.8486°W

Padhuis (Low German: Pathuus) is a hamlet in the Netherlands and is part of the Coevorden municipality in Drenthe.

Padhuis has a joint statistical listing with Vlieghuis,[2] but the postal authorities have placed it under Coevorden.[3] It was first mentioned in 1276 as "inter domos que dicuntur Venehus et Pathhus", and can either mean "house on a path" or "house near a swamp".[4] In 1840, it was home to 34 people. There are 5 oil wells in the hamlet.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 7742AB . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 12 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 13 March 2022. Joint listing with Vlieghuis.
  3. Web site: Postcode 7742 in Coevorden . Postcode bij adres . 13 March 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Padhuis - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 13 March 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Padhuis . Plaatsengids . 13 March 2022 . nl.