Witte Veen

Witte Veen is in Drenthe, Northern Netherlands. Witte Veen is situated nearby to the village Elp, as well as near Schoonloo.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Westerbork transit camp and Tjasker Grolloo.

Westerbork transit camp

Historic site

Photo: Blacknight, Public domain.

Camp Westerbork, also known as Westerbork transit camp, was a Nazi transit camp in the province of Drenthe in the Northeastern Netherlands, during World War II. Westerbork transit camp is situated 3½ km west of Witte Veen.

Tjasker Grolloo

Windmill

Photo: Silver Spoon, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tjasker Grolloo is a windmill.

C+B Museum

Museum

Photo: ZanderZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.

C+B Museum is situated 3½ km north of Witte Veen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elp and Schoonloo.

Elp

Village

Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.

Elp is a small village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 15 km south of Assen. The village was first mentioned in 1362 as "in Elpe". Elp is situated 2½ km southwest of Witte Veen.

Schoonloo

Village

Photo: Hardscarf, CC0.

Schoonloo is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe, Netherlands. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 14 km southeast of Assen. Schoonloo is situated 3 km east of Witte Veen.

Grolloo

Village

Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.

Grolloo is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 11 km southeast of Assen. Grolloo is situated 3½ km north of Witte Veen.

Witte Veen

Type: Body of water
Location: Drenthe, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

52.90412° or 52° 54′ 15″ north

Longitude

6.65896° or 6° 39′ 32″ east

Elevation

16 metres (52 feet)

Open location code

9F48WM35+JH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 109202700

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

GeoNames ID

2744272

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