Wezup Explained

Wezup
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:18
Area Total Km2:0.68
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:170
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:7852
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0591
Coordinates:52.8119°N 6.7192°W
Website:wezup.info

Wezup is a village in the Netherlands that is a part of the Coevorden municipality in Drenthe.[3] North of Wezup is Wezuperbrug and to the east is Zweeloo.

Wezup is an esdorp which was first mentioned in 1284 as Wesepe, and means "brook through the meadow".[4] [5] In 1488, it became a boermarke, a communal and private land which was autonomous.[6] In 1840, it was home to 168 people.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 7852PA . 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: Coevorden trapt cultureel jaar af met bustour langs alle dorpen. nl. Hjalmar. Guit. August 28, 2021. www.rtvdrenthe.nl.
  4. Web site: Wezup - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 13 March 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Wezup . Plaatsengids . 13 March 2022 . nl.
  6. Web site: Historie . Wezup.info . 13 March 2022 . nl.