Laude, Netherlands

Laude
Hamlet
Farm in Laude
Laude Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°55′40″N 7°7′42″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Groningen
Municipality	Westerwolde
Area [1]
• Total	0.56 km^2 (0.22 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	9 m (30 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	40
• Density	71/km^2 (180/sq mi)
Postal code	9551[1]
Dialing code	0599

Laude is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is a part of the municipality of Westerwolde, and lies about 23 km northeast of Emmen.

The hamlet was first mentioned in 1466 as Lauder marke. The etymology is unclear.^[3] The postal authorities have placed it under Sellingen.^[4] Laude has place name signs. It was home to 80 people in 1840.^[5]

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 9551AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
3. "Laude - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
4. "Postcode 9551 in Sellingen". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
5. "Laude". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.

External links

• Media related to Laude at Wikimedia Commons