Westerveld () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in the northeastern

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. 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

Dwingeloo is a town halfway between

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and

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. The radio telescope of the

Dwingeloo Radio Observatory The Dwingeloo Radio Observatory is a single-dish radio telescope near the village of Dwingeloo () in the northeastern Netherlands. Construction started in 1954, and the telescope was completed in 1956. The radio telescope has a diameter of 25 ...

is located on the edge of the Dwingeloo Heath, south of the village.

Topography

''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Westerveld, 2013.''

Notable people

* 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

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* Klaske Hiemstra (born 1954 in Vledder) a West Frisian-language writer * Maarten Treurniet (born 1959) film director, brought up in Dwingeloo IMDb Database
retrieved 7 June 2019 * Merlijn Twaalfhoven (born 1976 in Wapserveen) Dutch composer

Sport

* Gerrit Postma (1894 in Vledderveen – 1969) discus thrower, competed at the

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* Tollien Schuurman (1913 in Zorgvlied – 1994) sprint runner, competed at the

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held du ...

* Riëtte Fledderus (born 1977) retired volleyball player, competed at the

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Gallery

File:Hervormde Karke Dever.jpg, Hervormde Karke Dever File:Dwingeloo - De Bork RM 507327.JPG, Dwingeloo - De Bork - Westeinde File:Drentsche Hoofdvaart 1e Uffelterbrug.jpg, Drentsche Hoofdvaart, Uffelterbrug File:Oldengaerde.JPG, De havezate Oldengaerde te Dwingeloo

References

External links

Official website
Municipalities of Drenthe Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 1998 {{Drenthe-geo-stub