Padhuis
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Padhuis | |
|---|---|
 Entering Padhuis (Place name sign on the Europaweg) | |
  Padhuis  Padhuis | |
| Coordinates: 52°39′40″N 6°50′55″E / 52.66111°N 6.84861°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Drenthe |
| Municipality | Coevorden |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.59 km2 (2.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 120 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7742[1] |
| Dialing code | 0592 |
Padhuis (Low German: Pathuus) is a hamlet in the Netherlands and is part of the Coevorden municipality in Drenthe.
Padhuis has a joint statistical listing with Vlieghuis,[1] but the postal authorities have placed it under Coevorden.[3] It was first mentioned in 1276 as "inter domos que dicuntur Venehus et Pathhus", and can either mean "house on a path" or "house near a swamp".[4] In 1840, it was home to 34 people. There are 5 oil wells in the hamlet.[5]
