Westerveld

Westerveld is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands.

The municipality Westerveld was established in 1998 out of the municipalities of Diever, Dwingeloo, Havelte, and Vledder. Westerveld is crossed by a channel, the Drentsche Hoofdvaart. There are also two National Parks situated in the municipality, the Drents-Friese Wold and Dwingelerveld.

Population centres
• Boschoord

• Darp

• Diever

• Dieverbrug

• Doldersum

• Dwingeloo

• Eemster

• Frederiksoord

• Geeuwenbrug

• Havelte

• Havelterberg

• Leggeloo

• Lhee

• Lheebroek

• Nijensleek

• Oude Willem

• Uffelte

• Vledder

• Vledderveen

• Wapse

• Wapserveen

• Wateren

• Wilhelminaoord

• Wittelte

• Zorgvlied

Dwingeloo is a town halfway between Meppel and Assen. The radio telescope of the Dwingeloo Radio Observatory is located on the edge of the Dwingeloo Heath, 3 km south of the village.

Topography


Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Westerveld, 2013.

Notable people

 * Sicco Mansholt (1908 in Ulrum – 1995) politician, 4th President of the European Commission 1972-1973
 * John Hugenholtz (1914 in Vledder – 1995) designer of race tracks and cars
 * Jan Pol (born 1942 in Wateren) veterinarian, & TV Personality
 * Jan Mulder (born 1943 in Diever) politician and Member of the European Parliament
 * Klaske Hiemstra (born 1954 in Vledder) a West Frisian-language writer
 * Maarten Treurniet (born 1959) film director, brought up in Dwingeloo
 * Merlijn Twaalfhoven (born 1976 in Wapserveen) Dutch composer

Sport

 * Gerrit Postma (1894 in Vledderveen – 1969) discus thrower, competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics
 * Tollien Schuurman (1913 in Zorgvlied – 1994) sprint runner, competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics
 * Riëtte Fledderus (born 1977) retired volleyball player, competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics