Westerveld

Westerveld (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌʋɛstərˈvɛlt] ⓘ) is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands.

Westerveld
Municipality
Town of Dwingeloo
Town of Dwingeloo
Flag of Westerveld
Flag
Coat of arms of Westerveld
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Westerveld in a municipal map of Drenthe
Location in Drenthe
Coordinates: 52°52′N 6°19′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceDrenthe
Established1 January 1998[1]
Government
[2]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorRikus Jager (CDA)
Area
[3]
 • Total282.74 km2 (109.17 sq mi)
 • Land278.35 km2 (107.47 sq mi)
 • Water4.39 km2 (1.69 sq mi)
Elevation
[4]
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[5]
 • Total19,661
 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
Parts of 7000 and 8000 range
Area code0521, 0561
Websitegemeentewesterveld.nl

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 Dwingelerveld.

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
Hans Hugenholtz, 1961
  • 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
  • Hervormde Karke Dever
    Hervormde Karke Dever
  • Dwingeloo - De Bork - Westeinde
    Dwingeloo - De Bork - Westeinde
  • Drentsche Hoofdvaart, Uffelterbrug
    Drentsche Hoofdvaart, Uffelterbrug
  • De havezate Oldengaerde te Dwingeloo
    De havezate Oldengaerde te Dwingeloo

References
  1. "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 1998" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 1998]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  2. "Samenstelling van het college van burgemeester en wethouders" [Members of the board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Westerveld. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  3. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. "Postcodetool for 7981EL". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  5. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  6. IMDb Database retrieved 7 June 2019
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