Havelterberg is a village in the
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province of
Drenthe. It lies on the border of the municipalities
Meppel and
Westerveld
Westerveld () 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 Hoofdva ...
, and lies about 21 km west of
Hoogeveen.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1844 as Havelterberg, and means "hill belonging to
Havelte. The name is used both for the village and the hill. Havelterberg has place name signs.
Between 1964 and 1989, there was an American military base at Havelterberg. It contained munition depot of
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two No ...
. Only the watchtower has remained. It used to be the site of frequent anti-nuclear demonstrations, because tactical nuclear weapons were suspected to be present at the base.
Dolmen
There are two ''hunebedden'' (
dolmen) in Havelterberg. is the second largest dolmen of the Netherlands. It spans nearly , and contains 9 capstones and 21 side stones. It used to have a beautiful ring of 40 stones. There were still 24 left in 1918 when
Albert Egges van Giffen researched the dolmen. Nowadays, there are only 10 left. All the stones have been put back in there place in 1918. The cellar contained the largest amount of artefacts of any dolmen. In 1945, the German authorities wanted to remove the stones, because it was a clear marker for enemy aircraft. Van Giffen persuaded the Germans to bury the stones, and there were placed back in their original position in 1949.
is located nearby and they can almost be considered twins. There are six capstones, however one is missing.
Gallery
File:20180614 bomkrater Havelterberg.jpg, Bomb crater at Havelterberg
File:20210419 Hunehuis Havelterberg.jpg, The hunehuis
File:Hunebed D53 Havelterberg.jpg , ''Hunebed'' (dolmen) D53
File:Hunebed D54 Havelterberg.jpg, ''Hunebed'' (dolmen) D54
References
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Populated places in Drenthe
Westerveld
Meppel