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Westerlee
Village
Protestant Church of Saint George (Sint-Joriskerk) in 2012Protestant Church of Saint George (Sint-Joriskerk) in 2012
Westerlee is located in Groningen (province)WesterleeWesterleeLocation of Westerlee in the province of GroningenShow map of Groningen (province)Westerlee is located in NetherlandsWesterleeWesterleeWesterlee (Netherlands)Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 53°8′42″N 6°59′13″E / 53.14500°N 6.98694°E / 53.14500; 6.98694
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGroningen
MunicipalityOldambt
Area
 • Total15.93 km (6.15 sq mi)
Elevation1.8 m (5.9 ft)
Population
 • Total1,490
 • Density94/km (240/sq mi)
Postal code9678
Dialing code0597

Westerlee is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Oldambt, about 3 km west of the city of Winschoten.

Westerlee was a separate municipality until 1821, when it was merged with Scheemda.

History

The village was first mentioned in 13th century as Westerle, and means "western burial mound". West has been added to distinguish between Heiligerlee. Westerlee is a road village which developed on the south side of the former Winschoten peninsula.

The Dutch Reformed church was built between 1776 and 1777 as a replacement of the medieval church. The tower has probably been enlarged in the late-19th century.

Westerlee was home to 241 people in 1840.

Gallery

  • Houses in Westerlee Houses in Westerlee
  • Sports park in Westerlee Sports park in Westerlee
  • Farm in Westerlee Farm in Westerlee
  • House in Westerlee House in Westerlee

References

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 April 2022. two entries
  2. "Postcodetool for 9678PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  3. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
  4. "Westerlee - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  5. ^ Ronald Stenvert & Redmer Alma (1998). "Westerlee" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9258 3. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  6. "Westerlee". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.

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Populated places in the municipality of Oldambt
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List of cities, towns and villages in Groningen


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