Memorial Center Camp Westerbork
Memorial Center Camp Westerbork is a museum in Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe which is located on Oosthalen. Memorial Center Camp Westerbork is situated nearby to the forest Bos van de toekomst, as well as near the playground Schaakspel.Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in the Netherlands
- Also known as: “Herinneringscentrum Kamp Westerbork” and “Remembrance Center Westerbork”
- Address: Oosthalen 8, Hooghalen
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Westerbork transit camp and Barak 56.
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 2½ km east of Memorial Center Camp Westerbork.
Barak 56
Historic building
Photo: Hannolans, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Barak 56 is a historic building, which is situated 2½ km east of Memorial Center Camp Westerbork.
Tekens in Westerbork
Memorial
Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.
Tekens in Westerbork is a memorial, which is situated 2 km east of Memorial Center Camp Westerbork.
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. Laaghalen is situated 2½ km west of Memorial Center Camp Westerbork.
Ekehaar
Village
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. Ekehaar is situated 4 km northeast of Memorial Center Camp Westerbork.
Memorial Center Camp Westerbork
- Categories: war memorial, building, tourism, public building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.92103° or 52° 55′ 16″ northLongitude
6.56959° or 6° 34′ 11″ eastInception
1982Open location code
9F48WHC9+CROpenStreetMap ID
way 271789489OpenStreetMap feature
building=publicOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q22246632
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Slovenian—“Memorial Center Camp Westerbork” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Herinneringscentrum Kamp Westerbork”
- Slovenian: “Herinneringscentrum Kamp Westerbork”
- Slovenian: “Spominski center Taborišče Westerbork”
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Highlights include Bos van de toekomst and Bos van de toekomst.
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