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Westerveld
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
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)
 • 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
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

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Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Westerveld, 2013.

Notable people

Hans Hugenholtz (1961)
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
  • Merlijn Twaalfhoven (born 1976 in Wapserveen) Dutch composer

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