Westerse Bos

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Westerse Bos
Hamlet
Westerse Bos in winter
Westerse Bos in winter
Westerse Bos is located in Drenthe
Westerse Bos
Westerse Bos
Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands
Westerse Bos is located in Netherlands
Westerse Bos
Westerse Bos
Westerse Bos (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°40′09″N 6°51′36″E / 52.6691°N 6.8600°E / 52.6691; 6.8600
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceDrenthe
MunicipalityEmmen
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.13 km2 (0.44 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
13 m (43 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
145
 • Density128/km2 (332/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

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  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. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. 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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