Weijerswold Explained

Weijerswold
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 Km2:3.64
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:80
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:52.6614°N 6.79°W

Weijerswold is a hamlet in the Netherlands and is part of the Coevorden municipality in Drenthe, east of the city of Coevorden.

Weijerswold is a road village on a sandy hill dating for the Middle Ages.[3] It was first mentioned in 1520 as "beneden den graven die van Wijerdeswolde daele gaet nae den Hennenbroke", and means "swamp forest belonging to Wijerd".[4] In 1840, it was home to 42 people.[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.
  3. Book: Weijerswold . Ronald Stenvert . 203 . 2001 . Zwolle . Waanders . 90 400 9454 3 . nl . 13 March 2022.
  4. Web site: Weijerswold - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 13 March 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Weijerswold . Plaatsengids . 13 March 2022 . nl.