Steenwijksmoer Explained

Steenwijksmoer
Settlement Type:Village
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:11
Area Total Km2:9.84
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:910
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:7741
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0524
Coordinates:52.6697°N 6.6981°W

Steenwijksmoer is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Coevorden municipality in Drenthe.[3]

It was first mentioned in 1845 as Steenwijks-Moer, and means "the moorland of de Vos family who came from Steenwijk".[4] In 1840, it was home to 252 people.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 7741AA . 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: Steenwijksmoer. Encyclopedie Drenthe.
  4. Web site: Steenwijksmoer - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 13 March 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Steenwijksmoer . Plaatsengids . 13 March 2022 . nl.