Boschoord | |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Drenthe |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Westerveld |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 8 |
Area Total Km2: | 5.39 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 230 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 8387 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0561 |
Coordinates: | 52.8983°N 6.2261°W |
Boschoord is a hamlet in the north-eastern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Westerveld, Drenthe.
It was first mentioned in 1846 as Kolonie No 7. It was founded as work colony of the Maatschappij van Weldadigheid. In 1907, it was named Boschoord, and Bosch is a reference to Johannes van de Bosch, the founder of Maatschappij van Weldadigheid.[3] Landgoed Boschoord is still owned by the company, and has become a nature area which consists of forest and moorland.[4]