Oosterse Bos is a hamlet in the Netherlands and is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe.
Oosterse Bos | |
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 Farm in Oosterse Bos | |
  Oosterse Bos Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands  Oosterse Bos Oosterse Bos (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52°39′N 6°54′E / 52.650°N 6.900°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Drenthe |
| Municipality | Emmen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.29 km2 (0.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 195 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7761[1] |
| Dialing code | 0524 |
Oosterse Bos has a statistical entry with Middendorp,[1] however the postal authorities have placed it under Schoonebeek.[3] It was first mentioned in the 1850s as 't Oosteinde, and means the eastern forest.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
joint entry with Middendorp
- ^ "Postcodetool for 7761AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcode 7761 in Schoonebeek". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Oosterse Bos - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
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