Pikveld | |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet and neighbourhood |
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: | 1.02 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 3,060 |
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: | 0524 |
Coordinates: | 52.6569°N 6.7697°W |
Pikveld is a neighbourhood of Coevorden and a hamlet in the province of Drenthe in the Netherlands.
Pikveld was first mentioned in 1600 as Leenert ten Pickvelt, and means "pitch field".[3] In 1840, it was home to 18 people. Nowadays there are about 20 houses in the hamlet.[4] It is also the name of the nearby neighbourhood of Coevorden which is significantly larger.[2]