Westervelde

Westervelde
Coordinates: 53°3′12″N 6°26′32″E / 53.05333°N 6.44222°E / 53.05333; 6.44222
Country	Netherlands
Province	Drenthe
Municipality	Noordenveld
Population (1 January 2008)	158

Westervelde is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Noordenveld municipality in Drenthe. Westervelde has an altitude of about 8 meters.

History

Westervelde was named in 1486. Around 1800, Westervelde was the largest area in the village of Norg, and was the site of the town hall, where mayor Tonckens lived. The city hall, located at the Highway, is now a small hotel and restaurant, and is still owned by the Tonckens family. Until 1998, Westervelde was an independent administrative area from the municipality of Norg. Since, 1998 Westervelde has been part of the new municipality Noordenveld. Westervelde is the sight of a neolithic burial site called hunebed D2 and the Norgerholt, one of the oldest forests in the Netherlands.

Coordinates: 53°2′N 6°25′E / 53.033°N 6.417°E / 53.033; 6.417

Populated places in the municipality of Noordenveld

Villages	Altena Amerika Boerelaan De Horst Een Foxwolde Langelo Leutingewolde Lieveren Nietap Nieuw-Roden Norg Norgervaart Peest Peize Peizermade Roden Roderesch Roderwolde Steenbergen Veenhuizen Westervelde Zuidvelde

Hamlets	Alteveer De Pol Een-West Huis ter Heide Matsloot Peizerwold Sandebuur Terheijl

List of cities, towns and villages in Drenthe

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