Willeskop
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Willeskop | |
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Farm "Welgelegen" in Willeskop | |
Coordinates: 52°01′N 4°54′E / 52.017°N 4.900°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Utrecht |
Municipality | Montfoort |
Area | |
• Total | 1.83 km2 (0.71 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 315 |
• Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 3417[1] |
Dialing code | 0348 |
Willeskop is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the municipality of Montfoort, 2 km east of that city.
Willeskop was a separate municipality between 1818 and 1989, when it was merged with Montfoort.[2] A small part went to Oudewater.[3]
It was first mentioned in 1282 as Wilhelmescoop, and means "(peat) concession of Wilhelm".[4] The postal authorities have placed it under Linschoten.[5] It does not have place name signs. In 1840, it was home to 313 people.[3]
Gallery
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Restaurant
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Workman's houses
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Cows under a tree
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Nature area
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- ^ a b "Willeskop". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ "Willeskop - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcode 3461 in Linschoten". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
External links
[edit]Media related to Willeskop at Wikimedia Commons