Padhuis

Place in Drenthe, Netherlands
Hamlet in Drenthe, Netherlands
52°39′40″N 6°50′55″E / 52.66111°N 6.84861°E / 52.66111; 6.84861CountryNetherlandsProvinceDrentheMunicipalityCoevordenArea • Total6.59 km2 (2.54 sq mi)Elevation10 m (30 ft)Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total120 • Density18/km2 (47/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
7742[1]
Dialing code0592

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

  1. ^ a b c d "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 13 March 2022. Joint listing with Vlieghuis
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 7742AB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Postcode 7742 in Coevorden". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Padhuis - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Padhuis". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
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