Hebrecht

Hebrecht
Hamlet
Farm in Hebrecht
Hebrecht Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands Show map of Groningen (province) Hebrecht Hebrecht (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 53.0408°N 7.1764°E / 53.0408; 7.1764
Country	Netherlands
Province	Groningen
Municipality	Westerwolde
Area [1]
• Total	14.18 km^2 (5.47 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	3.4 m (11.2 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	80
• Density	5.6/km^2 (15/sq mi)
Postal code	9541[1]
Dialing code	0599

Hebrecht is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is a part of the municipality of Westerwolde, and lies about 34 km north of Emmen.

The village was first mentioned in 1867 as Het Hebrecht, and means "selfish person" which relates to the long lasting feud between Groningen and Münster about the ownership of the border area. Hebrecht became a colloquial name for the region.^[3] The postal authorities have placed the hamlet under Vlagtwedde.^[4] Hebrecht has place name signs. It was the peat colony in Groningen.^[5]

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 April 2022. two entries
2. "Postcodetool for 9541AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
3. "Hebrecht - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
4. "Postcode 9541 in Vlagtwedde". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
5. "Hebrecht". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.