Agodorp

Agodorp
Place name sign
Agodorp
Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands
Agodorp
Agodorp (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°52′16″N 7°04′55″E / 52.87116°N 7.08197°E / 52.87116; 7.08197
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGroningen
MunicipalityWesterwolde
Postal code
9561[1]
Dialing code0599[1]

Agodorp (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːɣoːdɔr(ə)p]) is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is a part of the municipality of Westerwolde, and lies about 16 km northeast of Emmen.

Agodorp is not a statistical entity,[2] and the postal authorities have placed it under Ter Apel.[1] Agodorp was place name signs since 2008. It consists of about 90 houses.[3]

The village was first mentioned in 1968 as Agodorp, and refers to the 1921 neighbourhood built for the employees of AGO (Aardappelen, Groenten en Ooft).[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Postcode 9561 in Ter Apel". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 April 2022. not found
  3. ^ "Agodorp". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Agodorp - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.