Leggeloo is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld, and lies about 17 km north of Hoogeveen.
Leggeloo | |
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Hamlet | |
 Farm in Leggeloo | |
 Leggeloo in the municipality of Westerveld. | |
  Leggeloo Location in the Netherlands  Leggeloo Leggeloo (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52°51′6″N 6°21′52″E / 52.85167°N 6.36444°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Drenthe |
| Municipality | Westerveld |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.95 km2 (0.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 135 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7991[1] |
| Dialing code | 0521 |
The hamlet was first mentioned in 1217 as in Legghelo. The etymology is unclear.[3] Leggeloo was home to 172 people in 1840.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 7991AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Leggeloo - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Leggeloo". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 April 2022.
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