Westerse Bos Explained

Westerse Bos
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Drenthe
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Emmen
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:13
Area Total Km2:1.13
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:145
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:7761
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0524
Coordinates:52.6691°N 6.86°W

Westerse Bos is a hamlet in the Netherlands and is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe.

Westerse Bos is a statistical entity,[2] but the postal authority has placed it under Schoonebeek.[3] It was first mentioned in the 1850s as 't Westeinde, and means "the western forest".[4] In 1988, it became part of the municipality of Emmen.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 7761AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 11 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 11 March 2022.
  3. Web site: Postcode 7761 in Schoonebeek . Postcode bij adres . 11 March 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Westerse Bos - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 11 March 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Westerse Bos . Plaatsengids . 11 March 2022 . nl.