Westerdiepsterdallen is a hamlet, near Groningen. For a long time, it only had 1 inhabitant, when one of the houses was empty. By only having 1 inhabitant, it made it to the 1984 Guinness Book of Records. The hamlet has grown to 5 people.[1]

Westerdiepsterdallen
Hamlet
Westerdiepsterdallen Location of Westerdiepsterdallen in the province of Groningen Show map of Groningen (province) Westerdiepsterdallen Westerdiepsterdallen (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 53°4′45″N 6°49′7″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Groningen
Municipality	Veendam
Population  (2007)	5

History

Westerdiepsterdallen was an agricultural community.[2] It used to have three houses, but one burned down in 1956. The fire department had difficulty finding the village, and arrived late.[3] In 1975, one of the farms was squatted by Bonney Brattinga. After three years, he decided to buy the farm.[4] The municipality tried to condemn the village, however Brattinga successfully protested the decision, and remained on his farm even though he had no gas or electricity, and used a water tank.[2] In 1984, Westerdiepsterdallen made the Guinness Book of Records.[1]

The population has grown to five people, and nowadays has the same population as Breezanddijk.[1][5] Westerdiepsterdallen is not a statistical unit, and is considered part of Wildervank.[1] Breezanddijk is a statistical unit with its own postal code.[5]

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