Willeskop

Willeskop
Hamlet
Farm "Welgelegen" in Willeskop
Willeskop Location in the Netherlands Show map of Utrecht (province) Willeskop Willeskop (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°01′N 4°54′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Utrecht
Municipality	Montfoort
Area [1]
• Total	1.83 km^2 (0.71 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	315
• Density	170/km^2 (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

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
2. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
3. "Willeskop". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
4. "Willeskop - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
5. "Postcode 3461 in Linschoten". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 March 2022.

External links

• Media related to Willeskop at Wikimedia Commons