Northern Netherlands
Drenthe
Westerveld

Wittelte

Wittelte is a village in the province of . It is a part of the municipality of , and lies about 15 km northwest of . Wittelte is first mentioned as Withelte in 1040 when Emperor Henry III donates estates from a certain Uffo and his brothers, located in , Wittelte and Peelo, to Bishop Bernold of Utrecht.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 125 residents
  • Description: village in Westerveld, Netherlands
  • Postal code: 7986

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sint-Pancratiuskerk (Diever) and Brink 7, Diever.

Church
Photo: G.Lanting, CC BY 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 3 km north of Wittelte.

Castle
Photo: Pa3ems, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a castle, which is situated 3 km north of Wittelte.

Archaeological site
Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.
is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Wittelte.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Diever and Westeinde.

Village
Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.
is a village in the province of . It is a part of the municipality of , and lies about 18 km northwest of . is located near the Drentse Hoofdvaart, a major north–south route for pleasure boats in the province of Drenthe. is situated 3 km north of Wittelte.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the province of . It is part of the town and of the municipality of . The name means 'western end' and alludes to the fact that it lies west of Dwingeloo. is situated 3 km east of Wittelte.

Village
is a village in the province of . It is a part of the municipality of , and lies about 17 km northwest of . The village was first mentioned in 1841 as "Dieverbrug of Dieverschebrug", and refers to the bridge which was built around 1770 over the Drentsche Hoofdvaart on the road from to . is situated 3 km northeast of Wittelte.

Wittelte

Latitude
52.82924° or 52° 49′ 45″ north
Longitude
6.30709° or 6° 18′ 26″ east
Population
125
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
United Nations Location Code
NL WIT
Open location code
9F48R8H4+MR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 47485697
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2744290
Wiki­data ID
Q2025158
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Wittelte” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Wittelte”
  • Cebuano: “Wittelte”
  • Chinese: “Wittelte”
  • Dutch: “Wittelte (plaats)”
  • Dutch: “Wittelte”
  • French: “Wittelte”
  • Irish: “Wittelte”
  • Luxembourgish: “Wittelte”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Wittelte”
  • Persian: “ویتلته”
  • Portuguese: “Wittelte”
  • Russian: “Виттелте”
  • Ukrainian: “Віттелте”

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Highlights include Wittesheuvel and Escaperoom Drenthe.

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