Stakenborg | |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Groningen |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Groningen |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Westerwolde |
Area Total Km2: | 5.58 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 6 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 185 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 9545 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0599 |
Stakenborg (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈstaːkə(m)bɔr(ə)x/) is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is a part of the municipality of Westerwolde, and lies about 33 km northeast of Emmen.
The hamlet was first mentioned between 1851 and 1855 as Stakenburg, and is a combination of a thin pole and borg (castle).[3] The postal authorities have placed it under Bourtange.[4] Stakenborg has place name signs.[5]