Rogat Explained

Rogat
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Drenthe
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Meppel
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village in the province of Drenthe
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:3
Area Total Km2:1.54
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:7949
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0522
Coordinates:52.6875°N 6.2667°W

Rogat is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe.[3] It is a part of the municipality of Meppel, and lies about 5 km east of Meppel.

It was first mentioned in 1725 as Rogatschut, and means "chimney".[4] It has partially become an industrial area. The hamlet contains about 40 houses.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 7949AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 12 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 13 March 2022.
  3. Web site: Rogat, Netherlands. AM. places-in-the-world.com. 11 November 2015.
  4. Web site: Rogat - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 13 March 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Rogat . Plaatsengids . 13 March 2022 . nl.