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Foxwolde

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Foxwolde
Toll house on the Roderwolderweg in Foxwolde
Toll house on the Roderwolderweg in Foxwolde
Foxwolde is located in Drenthe
Foxwolde
Foxwolde
Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands
Foxwolde is located in Netherlands
Foxwolde
Foxwolde
Foxwolde (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°09′12″N 6°27′04″E / 53.15345°N 6.45108°E / 53.15345; 6.45108
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceDrenthe
MunicipalityNoordenveld
Area
 • Total1.14 km2 (0.44 sq mi)
Elevation1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total160
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9314
Dialing code050

Foxwolde is a hamlet in the Netherlands and it is part of the Noordenveld municipality in Drenthe.

Foxwolde is a statistical entity,[1] and its own postal code.[3] It was first mentioned in 1313 as Fokeswolde and means "the forest of Fokko".[4] The hamlet is outside the build up area, and mainly consists of farms. The population in 1840 was 122 people.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 9314TA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Postcode 9314 in Foxwolde". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Foxwolde". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Foxwolde". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 March 2022.
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