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Westerveld
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Town of Dwingeloo
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Location in Drenthe
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Drenthe | ||
| Established | 1 January 1998 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 282.74 km2 (109.17 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 278.81 km2 (107.65 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 3.93 km2 (1.52 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) | ||
| Population
(May 2014)
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| • Total | 18,937 | ||
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
| Postcode |
Parts of 7000 and 8000 range
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| Area code | 0521, 0561 | ||
Westerveld (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌʋɛstərˈvɛlt]) is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands.
The municipality Westerveld was established in 1998 out of the municipalities of Diever, Dwingeloo, Havelte, and Vledder. Westerveld is crossed by a channel, the Drentsche Hoofdvaart. There are also two National Parks situated in the municipality, the Drents-Friese Wold and Dwingelderveld.
Population centres
- Boschoord
- Darp
- Diever
- Dieverbrug
- Doldersum
- Dwingeloo
- Eemster
- Frederiksoord
- Geeuwenbrug
- Havelte
- Havelterberg
- Leggeloo
- Lhee
- Lheebroek
- Nijensleek
- Oude Willem
- Uffelte
- Vledder
- Vledderveen
- Wapse
- Wapserveen
- Wateren
- Wilhelminaoord
- Wittelte
- Zorgvlied
Dwingeloo is a town halfway between Meppel and Assen. The radio telescope of the Dwingeloo Radio Observatory is located on the edge of the Dwingeloo Heath, 3 km (2 mi) south of the village.
Topography
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Westerveld, 2013.
Notable people
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- Sicco Mansholt (1908 in Ulrum – 1995) politician, 4th President of the European Commission 1972-1973
- John Hugenholtz (1914 in Vledder – 1995) designer of race tracks and cars
- Jan Pol (born 1942 in Wateren) veterinarian, & TV Personality
- Jan Mulder (born 1943 in Diever) politician and Member of the European Parliament
- Klaske Hiemstra (born 1954 in Vledder) a West Frisian-language writer
- Maarten Treurniet (born 1959) film director, brought up in Dwingeloo
- Merlijn Twaalfhoven (born 1976 in Wapserveen) Dutch composer
Sport
- Gerrit Postma (1894 in Vledderveen – 1969) discus thrower, competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Tollien Schuurman (1913 in Zorgvlied – 1994) sprint runner, competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Riëtte Fledderus (born 1977) retired volleyball player, competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Gallery
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Hervormde Karke Dever
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Dwingeloo - De Bork - Westeinde
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Drentsche Hoofdvaart, Uffelterbrug
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De havezate Oldengaerde te Dwingeloo
See also
In Spanish: Westerveld (Países Bajos) para niños
