Elsloo, Friesland
Elsloo (West Frisian: Elslo) is a village consisting of around 600 inhabitants[1] in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf in the east of Friesland in the Netherlands.
Elsloo
Elslo | |
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Village | |
 Elsloo Church | |
 Location in Ooststellingwerf municipality | |
  Elsloo Location in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Friesland |
| Municipality |  Ooststellingwerf |
| Population (January 2017) | |
| • Total | 592 |
| Postal code | 8424 |
| Website | Official |
The communities considered part of the village are Tronde and Canada. The name Elsloo is derived from old Dutch 'Els' or Alder and 'Loo'(lauhaz) Forrest. In Elsloo, the first AI calf was born on December 5, 1935 at the farm of Jan Werner.
References
- Villages Archived 2017-09-28 at the Wayback Machine - Ooststellingwerf Municipality (in Dutch)
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