Westdorp

Westdorp is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn, and lies about 17 km northwest of Emmen.

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Settlement.name: Westdorp
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Rijksmonument 9902.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Farm in Westdorp
Settlement.motto: <!--
Settlement.image_map: LocatieBorger-Odoorn.png -->
Settlement.image_map1: Map NL - Borger-Odoorn - Westdorp.png
Settlement.map_caption1: The village (dark red) and the statistical district (light green) of Westdorp in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of the village in the province of Drenthe
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Drenthe
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Borger-Odoorn
Settlement.elevation_m: 15

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Westdorp is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn, and lies about 17 km northwest of Emmen.

== History == The village was first mentioned between 1381 and 1383 as "to Westorpe", and means "western village" as viewed from Ees. Westdorp was home to 95 people in 1840.