Groote Zand

Places of Interest

Memorial Center Camp Westerbork

Museum

Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.

Memorial Center Camp Westerbork is a museum.

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 southeast of Groote Zand.

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 Synthesis Radio Telescope is situated 2½ km southeast of Groote Zand.

Places in the Area

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.

Groote Zand

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Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

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