Westerveld
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Westerveld | |
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| Town of Dwingeloo Town of Dwingeloo | |
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| Highlighted position of Westerveld in a municipal map of Drenthe Location in Drenthe | |
| Coordinates: 52°52′N 6°19′E / 52.867°N 6.317°ECoordinates: 52°52′N 6°19′E / 52.867°N 6.317°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Drenthe |
| Established | 1 January 1998[1] |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Rikus Jager (Template:Polparty) |
| Area | |
| • Total | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Land | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Water | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| Elevation | Template:Infobox settlement/lengthdisp |
| Population | |
| • Total | Template:Dutch municipality population |
| • Density | Template:Infobox settlement/densdisp |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | Parts of 7000 and 8000 range |
| Area code | 0521, 0561 |
| Website | gemeentewesterveld |
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Westerveld (nl) 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
[edit | edit source]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
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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 [6]
- Merlijn Twaalfhoven (born 1976 in Wapserveen) Dutch composer
Sport
[edit | edit source]- 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
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 1998" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 1998]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ↑ "Samenstelling van het college van burgemeester en wethouders" [Members of the board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Westerveld. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ↑ Template:Dutch municipality total area
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 7981EL". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ↑ Template:Dutch municipality population
- ↑ IMDb Database retrieved 7 June 2019
External links
[edit | edit source]Template:Geographic location Template:Dutch municipality Westerveld Template:Drenthe Province