Westervelde
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| name = Westervelde
| settlement_type = Village
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| image_skyline = File:Tonckensborg3.jpg
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| image_caption = Huis te Westervelde
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| pushpin_map = Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Drenthe
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Noordenveld
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| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 9337PA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 9 March 2022 }}
| elevation_m = 9
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| area_total_km2 = 0.59
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| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=9 March 2022}}
| population_total = 150
| population_as_of = 2021
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_urban_km2 = auto
| timezone = CET
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 9337
| area_code_type = Dialing code
| area_code = 0592
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| coordinates = {{coord|53|3|12|N|6|26|32|E|region:NL|display=inline, title}}
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Westervelde is a village in the Netherlands and part of the Noordenveld municipality in Drenthe.
History
Westervelde is an esdorp which developed in the Middle Ages on higher grounds. The communal pasture of the village is triangular.{{cite book|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu07_01/sten009monu07_01_0102.php |title=Westervelde |author=Ronald Stenvert |page=207| year=2001 |location=Zwolle |publisher=Waanders |isbn=90 400 9454 3 |language=nl |access-date=9 March 2022}} It was first mentioned in 1484 as Westeruelde. The name means western field.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/westervelde |title=Westervelde |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=9 March 2022 |language=nl}} It was established as a daughter settlement of Norg.
Huis te Westervelde or Tonckensborg dates from the 17th century, but has been extensively rebuilt in the late 18th century. Since 1709, it was home to the Tonckens family. It is currently in use as an hotel.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/westervelde |title=Westervelde |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=9 March 2022 |language=nl}} Other nobility also built estates in Westervelde. The whole village has been designated a protected area.
Westervelde is the site of a Neolithic burial site called hunebed (Dolmen) {{ill|D2 (dolmen)|nl|D2 (hunebed)|lt=D2}} which is located near the Norgerholt forest. Originally, it had four covering stones, but only two remain.{{cite web|url=http://www.hunebedden.nl/d02.htm |title=D02 |website=Hunebedden |access-date=9 March 2022 |language=nl}} The area around Westervelde is characterised by large forests and agricultural fields, and mainly has a recreational use.
Gallery
File:D2, met poortstenen.jpg|Dolmen (hunebed) D2
File:Exterieur voorgevel, linker zijgevel met serre - Westervelde - 20001837 - RCE.jpg|De Jufferen Lunsingh
File:SCHAAPSKUDDE COLL.S.J.BOUMA,GR.VOOR 42 - Westervelde - 20469163 - RCE.jpg|Shepherd with sheep (before 1942)
File:Westervelde Tuinkoepel.JPG|Garden cupola
References
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Category:Populated places in Drenthe
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