Memorial Center Camp Westerbork

Memorial Center Camp Westerbork is a museum in , , which is located on Oosthalen. Memorial Center Camp Westerbork is situated near the forest , as well as near the playground .
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Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in the Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Remembrance Center Westerbork”
  • Address: Oosthalen 8, Hooghalen

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Westerbork transit camp and Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope.

Historic site
Photo: Blacknight, Public domain.
Camp Westerbork, also known as , was a Nazi transit camp in the province of in the northeastern Netherlands, during World War II. is situated 2½ km east of Memorial Center Camp Westerbork.

Observatory
Photo: Onderwijsgek, CC BY-SA 2.5 nl.
The is an aperture synthesis interferometer built on the site of the former World War II Nazi detention and transit , north of the village of , , in the northeastern . is situated 2 km east of Memorial Center Camp Westerbork.

Historic building
Photo: Hannolans, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a historic building, which is situated 2½ km east of Memorial Center Camp Westerbork.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hooghalen and Laaghalen.

Village
Photo: Kasteelbeer, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
is a village in the municipality , in the Dutch province . In Drenthe it is also called Hoal'n or Hoalen, but then people often mean the entire area, with the neighborhoods , and Oosthalen.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in the province of . It is a part of the municipality of , about 9 km south of . The statistical area "Laaghalen", which can also include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 90. is situated 2½ km west of Memorial Center Camp Westerbork.

Village
Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.
is a village in the province of . It is a part of the municipality of , and lies about 6 km south of . is situated 4 km northeast of Memorial Center Camp Westerbork.

Memorial Center Camp Westerbork

Latitude
52.92103° or 52° 55′ 16″ north
Longitude
6.56959° or 6° 34′ 11″ east
Established
1982
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
9F48WHC9+CR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 271789489
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data 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: “Spominski center Taborišče Westerbork”

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Highlights: Bos van de toekomst and Bos van de toekomst.

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