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Drenthe

Westerborkerstroom

Westerborkerstroom is in , . Westerborkerstroom is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the hamlet .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Stefanuskerk (Westerbork) and Beilen railway station.

Church
Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.
is a church, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Westerborkerstroom.

Railway station
Photo: Silver Spoon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beilen is a railway station located in , . The station was opened on 1 May 1870, closed on 15 May 1938 and reopened on 1 June 1940. The station is located on the Meppel–Groningen railway. The services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen. is situated 4 km west of Westerborkerstroom.

Windmill
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a smock mill at Makkum, , the which has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 8889. is situated 3½ km southwest of Westerborkerstroom.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zwiggelte and Alting.

Village
is a village in the province of . It is a part of the municipality of , and lies about 15 km south of . The village was first mentioned around 1400 as Wolbert to Swicler, and could mean "meadow with cattle".

Locality
is a hamlet in the municipality of , in the province of . It is located directly east of and south of the hamlet of Klatering. is situated 2½ km west of Westerborkerstroom.

Photo: FredTC, CC BY 3.0.
For the Dutch, the name of is inseparably linked to the horrors of World War II, as the Germans ran a large transit camp just a few kilometres out of the village centre.

Westerborkerstroom

Latitude
52.8628° or 52° 51′ 46″ north
Longitude
6.57748° or 6° 34′ 39″ east
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
Open location code
9F48VH7G+4X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 108577396
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Geo­Names ID
2744767
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Localities in the Area

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