Westerveld
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| Town of Dwingeloo
Town of Dwingeloo
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| Country | Netherlands | |
| Province | Drenthe | |
| Established | 1 January 1998[1] | |
| Government[2] | ||
| • Body | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Rikus Jager (CDA) | |
| Area[3] | ||
| • 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[4] | 8 m (26 ft) | |
| Population (May 2014)[5] | ||
| • Total | 18,937 | |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postcode | Parts of 7000 and 8000 range | |
| Area code | 0521, 0561 | |
| Website | gemeentewesterveld |
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Westerveld (Audio file "037 Westerveld.ogg" not found) 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 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 and 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.
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