[2] 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').

[3] Media related to Punthorst at Wikimedia Commons

This Overijssel location article is a stub.