Westerveld
Westerveld (
Westerveld | |
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![]() Town of Dwingeloo | |
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![]() Location in Drenthe | |
Coordinates: 52°52′N 6°19′E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Drenthe |
Established | 1 January 1998[1] |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Rikus Jager (CDA) |
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 (January 2019)[5] | |
• Total | 19,348 |
• Density | 69/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 |
Website | gemeentewesterveld |
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
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
![](../I/m/Hans_Hugenholtz_(1961).jpg)
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
- 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
- Hervormde Karke Dever
- Dwingeloo - De Bork - Westeinde
- Drentsche Hoofdvaart, Uffelterbrug
- De havezate Oldengaerde te Dwingeloo
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References
- "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. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- "Postcodetool for 7981EL". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- IMDb Database retrieved 7 June 2019
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