Westervelde

Westervelde is a village in the Netherlands and part of the Noordenveld municipality in Drenthe.

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Locality: Westervelde
Region: Drenthe
Country: Nederland
Population: 165

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Westervelde
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Tonckensborg3.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Huis te Westervelde
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Drenthe
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Noordenveld
Settlement.elevation_m: 9
Settlement.area_total_km2: 0.59
Settlement.population_total: 150
Settlement.population_as_of: 2021
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.population_density_urban_km2: auto

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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. It was first mentioned in 1484 as Westeruelde. The name means western field. It was established as a daughter settlement of Norg.