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Westerbork (village)
Encyclopedia
Westerbork is a town in the Dutch
province of Drenthe
. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe
.
The village gives its name to the Westerbork deportation
and later, concentration camp, located about 7 km north of the village, in the forests of Hooghalen.
The Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope
(WSRT) array was installed near the site of the camp in 1969.
Westerbork was a separate municipality until 1998, when it became part of Middenveld.
In 2001, the town of Westerbork had 4075 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 1.8 km², and contained 1794 residences.
The statistical area "Westerbork", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 4710.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
province of Drenthe
Drenthe
Drenthe is a province of the Netherlands, located in the north-east of the country. The capital city is Assen. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and Germany to the east.-History:Drenthe, unlike many other parts of the Netherlands, has been a...
. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe
Midden-Drenthe
Midden-Drenthe is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. The municipality was created in 1998, in a merger of the former municipalities of Beilen, Smilde, and Westerbork...
.
The village gives its name to the Westerbork deportation
Deportation
Deportation means the expulsion of a person or group of people from a place or country. Today it often refers to the expulsion of foreign nationals whereas the expulsion of nationals is called banishment, exile, or penal transportation...
and later, concentration camp, located about 7 km north of the village, in the forests of Hooghalen.
The Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope
Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope
The Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope is an aperture synthesis interferometer near camp Westerbork, north of the village of Westerbork, Midden-Drenthe, in the northeastern Netherlands. It consists of a linear array of 14 antennas with a diameter of 25 metres arranged on a 2.7 km East-West line...
(WSRT) array was installed near the site of the camp in 1969.
Westerbork was a separate municipality until 1998, when it became part of Middenveld.
In 2001, the town of Westerbork had 4075 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 1.8 km², and contained 1794 residences.
The statistical area "Westerbork", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 4710.