Steenwijksmoer is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Coevorden municipality in Drenthe.[3]
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 Church in Steenwijksmoer | |
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| Coordinates: 52°40′11″N 6°41′53″E / 52.66972°N 6.69806°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Drenthe |
| Municipality | Coevorden |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.84 km2 (3.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 910 |
| • Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7741[1] |
| Dialing code | 0524 |
It was first mentioned in 1845 as Steenwijks-Moer, and means "the moorland of de Vos family who came from Steenwijk".[4] In 1840, it was home to 252 people.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 7741AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Steenwijksmoer". Encyclopedie Drenthe.
- ^ "Steenwijksmoer - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Steenwijksmoer". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
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