Northern Netherlands
Drenthe
Westerveld

Leggeloo

Leggeloo is a hamlet in the province of . It is a part of the municipality of , and lies about 17 km north of . The hamlet was first mentioned in 1217 as Legghelo.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 125 residents
  • Description: hamlet in Westerveld, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Leggelo”

Places of Interest

Highlights include D52 and Sint-Nicolaaskerk.

Archaeological site
Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.
is an archaeological site.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a church.

Church
Photo: G.Lanting, CC BY 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 3 km west of Leggeloo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eemster and Dieverbrug.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in the province of . It is a part of the municipality of , and lies about 16 km north of . The hamlet was first mentioned in 1210 as Hemsere. The etymology is unclear. was home to 179 people in 1840.

Village
is a village in the province of . It is a part of the municipality of , and lies about 17 km northwest of . The village was first mentioned in 1841 as "Dieverbrug of Dieverschebrug", and refers to the bridge which was built around 1770 over the Drentsche Hoofdvaart on the road from to .

Village
is a village in the province of . It is a part of the municipality of , and lies about 18 km north of . The village was first mentioned in 1617 or 1618 as "die Crumme voerdt offt guijwe", and means bridge over a waterway, and refers to the former river Lake which was used to transport peat.

Leggeloo

Latitude
52.85641° or 52° 51′ 23″ north
Longitude
6.36093° or 6° 21′ 39″ east
Population
125
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
9F48V946+H9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 47530058
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2751776
Wiki­data ID
Q2791185
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Leggeloo” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Легело”
  • Cebuano: “Leggeloo”
  • Chinese: “Leggeloo”
  • Dutch: “Leggeloo”
  • French: “Leggeloo”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Leggeloo”
  • Persian: “لگلو”
  • Portuguese: “Leggeloo”
  • Russian: “Леггело”
  • Ukrainian: “Леггело”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Leggeloo”. Photo: WiDi, CC BY-SA 3.0.