Havelte is a village in the Dutch

Netherlands

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 province of Drenthe

Drenthe

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. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld

Westerveld

Westerveld is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands.The municipality Westerveld was established in 1998 out of de municipalities of Diever, Dwingeloo, Havelte en Vledder.Westerveld is being crossed by a channel the Drentsche Hoofdvaart...

, and lies about 17 km west of Hoogeveen

Hoogeveen

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Havelte was a separate municipality until 1998, when it became a part of Westerveld.

In 2001, the village of Havelte had 2770 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 1.1 km², and contained 1207 residences.
The statistical area "Havelte", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 3630.

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Map of the former municipality in 1868.