Westerbork

For the Dutch, the name of Westerbork is inseparably linked to the horrors of World War II, as the Germans ran a large transit camp just a few kilometres out of the village centre.
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  • Town with 4,810 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 17 metres (56 feet)
  • Description: village in Midden-Drenthe, Netherlands
  • Postal code: 9431

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stefanuskerk (Westerbork) and Iron Age farm.

Church
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is a church.

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eursinge and Zwiggelte.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the province of .

Village
is a village in the province of .

Village
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is a village in the province of .

Westerbork

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Latitude
52.8492° or 52° 50′ 57″ north
Longitude
6.6103° or 6° 36′ 37″ east
UN/LOCODE
NL WBK
Open location code
9F48RJX6+M4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 47514721
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2744769
Wiki­data ID
Q2143944

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Zeeuws—“Westerbork” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Вестерборк”
  • Catalan: “Westerbork”
  • Cebuano: “Westerbork”
  • Chinese: “韋斯特博克”
  • Danish: “Westerbork”
  • Dutch: “Westerbork (dorp)”
  • Dutch: “Westerbork”
  • Esperanto: “Westerbork (vilaĝo)”
  • Esperanto: “Westerbork”
  • French: “Westerbork”
  • German: “Westerbork”
  • Irish: “Westerbork”
  • Italian: “Westerbork”
  • Ladin: “Westerbork”
  • Limburgan: “Westerbork”
  • Lithuanian: “Vesterborkas”
  • Low German: “Börk”
  • Luxembourgish: “Westerbork”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Westerbork”
  • Persian: “وستربورک”
  • Polish: “Westerbork”
  • Portuguese: “Westerbork”
  • Romanian: “Westerbork”
  • Russian: “Вестерборк (посёлок)”
  • Russian: “Вестерборк”
  • Spanish: “Westerbork”
  • Swedish: “Westerbork”
  • Ukrainian: “Вестерборк”
  • Urdu: “ویسٹربورک (گاؤں)”
  • Urdu: “ویسٹربورک”
  • Western Frisian: “Westerbork”
  • Zeeuws: “Westerbork”

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Drenthe: Highlights

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