Punthorst () is a

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municipality of

Staphorst Staphorst () is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. History The villages of Staphorst and its southern neighbour Rouveen came into existence as in the 13th century monks started to bring the bogs and swamps into culture. All ...

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. As of 2021, it had a population of 970. Punthorst is a relatively young residential area, which mostly emerged in the 1930s. The place was first attested as ''de Punt'' in 1830–1855. ''Punthorst'' itself is most likely a compound of ''punt'' ('point') and '' horst'' ('overgrown elevated place').

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