Boswachterij Hooghalen

Boswachterij Hooghalen is a nature reserve in Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe. Boswachterij Hooghalen is situated nearby to the hamlet Amen, as well as near Laaghalen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope and Westerbork transit camp.

Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope

Observatory

Photo: Onderwijsgek, CC BY-SA 2.5 nl.

The Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope is an aperture synthesis interferometer built on the site of the former World War II Nazi detention and transit camp Westerbork, north of the village of Westerbork, Midden-Drenthe, in the northeastern Netherlands.

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.

Memorial Center Camp Westerbork

Museum

Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.

Memorial Center Camp Westerbork is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hooghalen and Laaghalen.

Hooghalen

Village

Photo: Kasteelbeer, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.

Hooghalen is a village in the municipality Midden-Drenthe, in the Dutch province Drenthe. In Drenthe it is also called Hoal'n or Hoalen, but then people often mean the entire area, with the neighborhoods Laaghalen, Laaghalerveen and Oosthalen.

Laaghalen

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Laaghalen is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, about 9 km south of Assen. The statistical area "Laaghalen", which can also include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 90.

Ekehaar

Village

Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.

Ekehaar is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 6 km south of Assen.

Boswachterij Hooghalen

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

52.9145° or 52° 54′ 52″ north

Longitude

6.58717° or 6° 35′ 14″ east

Elevation

27 metres (89 feet)

Open location code

9F48WH7P+RV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 6328866

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

GeoNames ID

2753697

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In Other Languages

“Boswachterij Hooghalen” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Boswachterij Hooghalen”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Amen and Geelbroek.

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Highlights include Fluisterschotel and Overbrug de zwaartekracht, maan.

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