De Kiel

De Kiel is a village in the Netherlands and is part of the Coevorden municipality in Drenthe.

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De Kiel
Village
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Coordinates: 52°51′44″N 6°44′46″E / 52.86222°N 6.74611°E / 52.86222; 6.74611
Country	Netherlands
Province	Drenthe
Municipality	Coevorden
Area [1]
• Total	4.08 km2 (1.58 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	21 m (69 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	380
• Density	93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7849[1]
Dialing code	0591
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De Kiel was first mentioned in 1899 as Kiel and means "the deeper part of a ditch".^[3] It used to be spread over six municipalities, and before that seven marken. In 1942, the borders were corrected.^[4]

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 12 March 2022. two entries
2. ^ "Postcodetool for 7849PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
3. ^ "De Kiel - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
4. ^ "De Kiel". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2022.

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