Padhuis
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Padhuis | |
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Entering Padhuis (Place name sign on the Europaweg) | |
Coordinates: 52°39′40″N 6°50′55″E / 52.66111°N 6.84861°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Drenthe |
Municipality | Coevorden |
Area | |
• Total | 6.59 km2 (2.54 sq mi) |
Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 120 |
• Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 7742[1] |
Dialing code | 0592 |
Padhuis (Low German: Pathuus) is a hamlet in the Netherlands and is part of the Coevorden municipality in Drenthe.
Padhuis has a joint statistical listing with Vlieghuis,[1] but the postal authorities have placed it under Coevorden.[3] It was first mentioned in 1276 as "inter domos que dicuntur Venehus et Pathhus", and can either mean "house on a path" or "house near a swamp".[4] In 1840, it was home to 34 people. There are 5 oil wells in the hamlet.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
Joint listing with Vlieghuis
- ^ "Postcodetool for 7742AB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcode 7742 in Coevorden". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Padhuis - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Padhuis". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
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