Westerwolde
Westerwolde is a region in the southeast of in Groningen province in the Netherlands. The region consists of the municipalities of Vlagtwedde and Bellingwedde, that plan to merge and become the municipality of Westerwolde in 2018.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Bourtange Fortress and Lieftinghsbroek.
Bourtange Fortress
Castle
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Fort Bourtange is a fort in the village of Bourtange, Groningen, Netherlands. It was built under orders of William the Silent and completed in 1593. Its original purpose was to control the only road between Germany and the city of Groningen, which was controlled by the Spaniards during the time of the Eighty Years' War.
Lieftinghsbroek
Nature reserve
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Lieftinghsbroek is a nature reserve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bourtange and Jipsinghuizen.
Bourtange
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Established during the Eighty Years' War, the fortified town of Bourtange is a charming destination in the Westerwolde region of the Northern Netherlands, right on the border with Germany.
Jipsinghuizen
Village
Photo: Pbech, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jipsinghuizen is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is a part of the municipality of Westerwolde, and lies about 28 km northeast of Emmen.
Wollinghuizen
Hamlet
Wollinghuizen is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is a part of the municipality of Westerwolde, and lies about 29 km northeast of Emmen.
Westerwolde
- Type: Region
- Description: region in Groningen, Netherlands
- Category: area
- Location: Groningen, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Western Frisian—“Westerwolde” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Westerwolde”
- Dutch: “Westerwolde”
- Esperanto: “Westerwolde”
- French: “Westerwolde”
- German: “Westerwolde”
- Italian: “Westerwolde”
- Low German: “Westerwolde”
- Low German: “Westerwôlde”
- Low German: “Westerwoolde”
- Luxembourgish: “Westerwolde”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Westerwolde”
- Slovenian: “Westerwolde”
- Venetian: “Westerwolde”
- Western Frisian: “Westerwâlde”
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