Westdorp is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn, and lies about 17 km northwest of Emmen.
Westdorp | |
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![]() Farm in Westdorp | |
![]() The village (dark red) and the statistical district (light green) of Westdorp in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn. | |
Location of the village in the province of Drenthe | |
Coordinates: 52°54′N 6°46′E / 52.900°N 6.767°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Drenthe |
Municipality | Borger-Odoorn |
Area | |
• Total | 6.09 km2 (2.35 sq mi) |
Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 135 |
• Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 9534[1] |
Dialing code | 0591 |
History
editThe village was first mentioned between 1381 and 1383 as "to Westorpe", and means "western village" as viewed from Ees.[3] Westdorp was home to 95 people in 1840.[4]
In 2002, a subsidy of €450,000 was granted to repair an hunebed (dolmen) in Borger. The farmers of Westdorp gathered big boulders, the heaviest weight 8 tonnes, and built their own hunebed in the village square. The municipality did not know what to make it of it, but did grant a building permits afterwards.[5][4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9534PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Westdorp (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Westdorp". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Drents dorp bouwt uit protest hunebed". Reformatorisch Dagblad (in Dutch). 17 July 2002. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
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