Weijerswold
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| Coordinates: 52°39′41″N 6°47′24″E / 52.66139°N 6.79000°E | |
| Country | Netherlands | 
| Province | Drenthe | 
| Municipality | Coevorden | 
| Area | |
|  • Total | 3.64 km2 (1.41 sq mi) | 
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) | 
| Population  (2021)[1] | |
|  • Total | 80 | 
| • Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | 
| Postal code | 7742[1] | 
| Dialing code | 0524 | 
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]
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 7742AB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ Ronald Stenvert (2001). Weijerswold (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 203. ISBN 90 400 9454 3. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Weijerswold - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Weijerswold". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 March 2022.

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