De Veenhuis
Hamlet in Gelderland, Netherlands
52°13′05″N 5°25′43″E / 52.21807°N 5.42866°E / 52.21807; 5.42866[1]
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3861[1]
De Veenhuis is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Nijkerk, and lies about 6 km north of Amersfoort.[2]
It was first mentioned in 1453 as "op Veenhusen", and means "houses on the moorland".[3] The postal authorities have placed it under Nijkerk.[4] In 1840, it was home to 190 people. De Veenhuis has no place name signs, and nowadays consists of about 10 houses.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
Combined listing with Achterhoek
- ^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
- ^ "Veenhuis - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcode 3861 in Nijkerk". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "De Veenhuis". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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