Wapse

Village in Drenthe, Netherlands

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The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Wapse in the municipality of Westerveld.

52°52′N 6°16′E / 52.867°N 6.267°E / 52.867; 6.267CountryNetherlandsProvinceDrentheMunicipalityWesterveldArea

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• Total17.17 km² (6.63 sq mi)Elevation

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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

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