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]