Dwingeloo
Dwingeloo is a village halfway between Meppel and Assen in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld. The village is known internationally because of the radio telescope of the Dwingeloo Radio Observatory, located on the edge of the Dwingeloo Heath, 3 km south of the village.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 2,740 residents
- Description: village in Westerveld, Netherlands
- Postal code: 7991
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sint-Nicolaaskerk and Westrup, Dwingeloo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Westeinde and Lhee.
Westeinde
Hamlet
Westeinde is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is part of the town Dwingeloo and of the municipality of Westerveld. The name Westeinde means 'western end' and alludes to the fact that it lies west of Dwingeloo.
Lhee
Village
Lhee is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld, and lies about 13 kilometres north of Hoogeveen. The hamlet was first mentioned in 1181 as "In Lede".
Dieverbrug
Village
Dieverbrug is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld, and lies about 17 km northwest of Hoogeveen. 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 Diever to Dwingeloo.
Dwingeloo
- Categories: cadastral populated place in the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, and locality
- Location: Westerveld, Drenthe, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.83331° or 52° 49′ 60″ northLongitude
6.36691° or 6° 22′ 1″ eastPopulation
2,740Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)United Nations Location Code
NL DWIOpen location code
9F48R9M8+8QOpenStreetMap ID
node 47491134OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Zeeuws—“Dwingeloo” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دفينجيلو”
- Asturian: “Dwingeloo”
- Catalan: “Dwingeloo”
- Cebuano: “Dwingeloo”
- Chinese: “Dwingeloo”
- Chinese: “德温厄洛”
- Chinese: “德溫厄洛”
- Danish: “Dwingeloo”
- Dutch: “Dwingelo”
- Dutch: “Dwingeloo”
- French: “Dwingeloo”
- German: “Dwingeloo”
- Irish: “Dwingeloo”
- Italian: “Dwingeloo”
- Japanese: “ドウィンゲロープ”
- Lithuanian: “Dvingelas”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Dwingeloo”
- Persian: “دوینگهلو”
- Polish: “Dwingeloo”
- Portuguese: “Dwingeloo”
- Russian: “Двингело”
- Russian: “Деингело”
- Slovenian: “Dwingeloo”
- Spanish: “Dwingeloo”
- Swedish: “Dwingeloo”
- Turkish: “Dwingeloo”
- Ukrainian: “Двінгело”
- Welsh: “Dwingeloo”
- Western Frisian: “Dwingelo”
- Zeeuws: “Dwingeloo”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Holtland and Eemster.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kleine Brink and Grote Brink.
Drenthe: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Assen, Hoogeveen, Meppel, and Coevorden.
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