Padhuis

Padhuis
Hamlet
Entering Padhuis (Place name sign on the Europaweg)
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Coordinates: 52°39′40″N 6°50′55″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Drenthe
Municipality	Coevorden
Area [1]
• Total	6.59 km^2 (2.54 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	10 m (30 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	120
• Density	18/km^2 (47/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7742[1]
Dialing code	0592

Padhuis (Low German: Pathuus) is a hamlet in the Netherlands and is part of the Coevorden municipality in Drenthe.

Padhuis has a joint statistical listing with Vlieghuis,^[1] but the postal authorities have placed it under Coevorden.^[3] It was first mentioned in 1276 as "inter domos que dicuntur Venehus et Pathhus", and can either mean "house on a path" or "house near a swamp".^[4] In 1840, it was home to 34 people. There are 5 oil wells in the hamlet.^[5]

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 13 March 2022. Joint listing with Vlieghuis
2. "Postcodetool for 7742AB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
3. "Postcode 7742 in Coevorden". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
4. "Padhuis - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
5. "Padhuis". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 March 2022.