Willeskop

Willeskop
Farm "Welgelegen" in Willeskop
Willeskop
Location in the Netherlands
Willeskop
Willeskop (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°01′N 4°54′E / 52.017°N 4.900°E / 52.017; 4.900
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceUtrecht
MunicipalityMontfoort
Area
 • Total
1.83 km2 (0.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
315
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3417[1]
Dialing code0348

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "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.
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