Westerwolde

Westerwolde is a region in the southeast of in 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.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Bourtange Fortress and Lieftinghsbroek.

Castle
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Fort Bourtange is a fort in the of , , . It was built under orders of William the Silent and completed in 1593. Its original purpose was to control the only road between and the city of Groningen, which was controlled by the Spaniards during the time of the Eighty Years' War.

Nature reserve
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is a nature reserve.

Windmill
Photo: Wessoo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a windmill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bourtange and Vlagtwedde.

Photo: WiDi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Established during the Eighty Years' War, the fortified town of is a charming destination in the Westerwolde region of the , right on the border with .

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a hamlet in the province of . It is a part of the municipality of , and lies about 28 km northeast of .

Westerwolde

Latitude
53° north
Longitude
7.1667° or 7° 10′ east
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
9F592528+2M
Geo­Names ID
2744668
Wiki­data ID
Q1758227
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Satellite Map

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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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