Matsloot
Matsloot is a hamlet in the Netherlands, and is divided over the municipalities Groningen in province Groningen, and
Noordenveld in Drenthe.
Matsloot is not a statistical entity, but does have its own postal code. It has about 10 houses in Noordenveld and one in Groningen. It was first mentioned in 1781 as "De mat sloot" and means "the ditch near the meadow". In 1840, it was home to 61 people. During the construction of the A7 motorway, the hamlet was split in two, and the motorway became between the new border between Groningen and Drenthe.
References
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9749TJ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
Not listed
- ^ "Postcode 9749 in Matsloot". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Matsloot". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Matsloot". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 March 2022.
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