Wapse
Village
Farm in Wapse
Farm in Wapse
Flag of Wapse
Flag
Coat of arms of Wapse
Coat of arms
The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Wapse in the municipality of Westerveld.
The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Wapse in the municipality of Westerveld.
Wapse is located in Drenthe
Wapse
Wapse
Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands
Wapse is located in Netherlands
Wapse
Wapse
Wapse (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°52′N 6°16′E / 52.867°N 6.267°E / 52.867; 6.267
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceDrenthe
MunicipalityWesterveld
Area
[1]
 • Total17.17 km2 (6.63 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
7 m (23 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total655
 • Density38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7983[1]
Dialing code0521

Wapse is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld, and lies about 21 km northwest of Hoogeveen.

The village was first mentioned in 1384 as "Johanni de Wapse". The etymology is unknown.[3] Wapse is a circular esdorp from the Early Middle Ages. There used to be five hamlets around the central communal pasture.[4]

Wapse was home to 252 people in 1840.[5] In 1897, a cooperative dairy factory was founded in Wapse.[5] In 2016, the village school was scheduled to be closed due to lack of students, however protests have prevented its closure.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 7983KA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Wapse - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  4. ↑ Ronald Stenvert (2001). Wapse (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9454 3. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Wapse". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "Ten Darperschoele in Wapse kan er weer even tegen". RTV Drenthe (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 April 2022.
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