Westerse Bos

Hamlet in Drenthe, Netherlands
52°40′09″N 6°51′36″E / 52.6691°N 6.8600°E / 52.6691; 6.8600CountryNetherlandsProvinceDrentheMunicipalityEmmenArea • Total1.13 km2 (0.44 sq mi)Elevation13 m (43 ft)Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total145 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
7761[1]
Dialing code0524

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

Westerse Bos is a statistical entity,[1] 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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 7761AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Postcode 7761 in Schoonebeek". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Westerse Bos - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Westerse Bos". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
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