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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
Farm in Westdorp
The village (dark red) and the statistical district (light green) of Westdorp in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.
Westdorp
Location of the village in the province of Drenthe
Westdorp
Westdorp (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°54′N 6°46′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceDrenthe
MunicipalityBorger-Odoorn
Area
[1]
 • Total6.09 km2 (2.35 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total135
 • Density22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9534[1]
Dialing code0591

History


The 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


  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 9534PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  3. "Westdorp (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  4. "Westdorp". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  5. "Drents dorp bouwt uit protest hunebed". Reformatorisch Dagblad (in Dutch). 17 July 2002. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
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