Orvelte
Orvelte is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 18 km northeast of Hoogeveen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 220 residents
- Description: village in Midden-Drenthe, Netherlands
- Postal code: 9441
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jan Kruis Museum and Iron Age farm.
Stefanuskerk (Westerbork)
Church
Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.
Stefanuskerk (Westerbork) is a church, which is situated 3½ km west of Orvelte.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Witteveen and Westerbork.
Witteveen
Village
Photo: Gruesome Gary, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Witteveen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 16 km northeast of Hoogeveen. Witteveen is situated 3 km south of Orvelte.
Westerbork
For the Dutch, the name of Westerbork 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.
Garminge
Hamlet
Garminge is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe and is located approximately 15 km northeast of Hoogeveen. Garminge is situated 3½ km southwest of Orvelte.
Orvelte
- Categories: cadastral populated place in the Netherlands and locality
- Location: Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.84296° or 52° 50′ 35″ northLongitude
6.65895° or 6° 39′ 32″ eastPopulation
220Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)Open location code
9F48RMV5+5HOpenStreetMap ID
node 47503450OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2749247Wikidata ID
Q2701554
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Western Frisian—“Orvelte” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Орвелте”
- Catalan: “Orvelte”
- Cebuano: “Orvelte”
- Chinese: “Orvelte”
- Dutch: “Orvelte”
- French: “Orvelte”
- Irish: “Orvelte”
- Italian: “Orvelte”
- Japanese: “オルヴェルテ”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Orvelte”
- Persian: “اورولت”
- Ukrainian: “Орвелте”
- Western Frisian: “Orvelte”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Zuidveld and Eursinge.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Vrachtauto’s van Toen en Nu and Ottenshoes.
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