Veenhuizen, Coevorden

Hamlet in Drenthe, Netherlands

Veenhuizen is a hamlet in the Netherlands and it is part of the Coevorden municipality in Drenthe. North of Veenhuizen is Oosterhesselen and east is Dalen.

Veenhuizen is not a statistical entity,^[2] and the postal authorities have placed it under Dalen.^[3] It was first mentioned in 1792 as De Veenhuizen, and means "houses in the bog".^[4] In 1840, it was home to 46 people. Nowadays, it has about 10 houses.^[5]

References

1. "Postcodetool for 7751AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
3. "Postcode 7751 in Dalen". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
4. "Veenhuizen (Dalen)". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
5. "Veenhuizen (Dalen)". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 March 2022.