Wezup
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Wezup
| settlement_type = Village
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| image_skyline = File:Voor- en linker zijgevel - Wezup - 20255326 - RCE.jpg
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| image_caption = Farm in Wezup
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Drenthe
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Coevorden
| pushpin_map = Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 7852PA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 12 March 2022 }}
| elevation_m = 18
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| area_total_km2 = 0.68
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| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=13 March 2022}}
| population_total = 170
| population_as_of = 2021
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_urban_km2 = auto
| timezone = CET
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| area_code_type = Dialing code
| area_code = 0591
| coordinates = {{coord|52|48|43|N|6|43|9|E|region:NL|display=inline, title}}
| website = [https://www.wezup.info/ wezup.info]
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Wezup is a village in the Netherlands that is a part of the Coevorden municipality in Drenthe.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rtvdrenthe.nl/nieuws/13951301/coevorden-trapt-cultureel-jaar-af-met-bustour-langs-alle-dorpen|title=Coevorden trapt cultureel jaar af met bustour langs alle dorpen|lang=nl|first=Hjalmar|last=Guit|date=August 28, 2021|website=www.rtvdrenthe.nl}}
North of Wezup is Wezuperbrug and to the east is Zweeloo.
Wezup is an esdorp which was first mentioned in 1284 as Wesepe, and means "brook through the meadow".{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/wezup |title=Wezup - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=13 March 2022 |language=nl}}{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/wezup |title=Wezup |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=13 March 2022 |language=nl}} In 1488, it became a boermarke, a communal and private land which was autonomous.{{cite web|url=https://www.wezup.info/wezup-toen-2/wezup-toen/ |title=Historie |website=Wezup.info |access-date=13 March 2022 |language=nl}} In 1840, it was home to 168 people.
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- [https://www.wezup.info/ Official website] (in Dutch)
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Category:Populated places in Drenthe
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