Midden-Drenthe
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| Midden-Drenthe | |
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| Country | Netherlands |
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| Province | Drenthe |
| Area (2006) | |
| - Total | 345.82 km² (133.5 sq mi) |
| - Land | 341.53 km² (131.9 sq mi) |
| - Water | 4.29 km² (1.7 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2007) | |
| - Total | 33,571 |
| - Density | 98/km² (253.8/sq mi) |
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Midden-Drenthe (pronunciation ) is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. The municipality was created in 1998, in a merger of the former municipalities of Beilen, Smilde, and Westerbork. Between 1998 and 2000, the name of the municipality was Middenveld.
[edit] Population centres
Balinge, Beilen, Bovensmilde, Brunsting, Bruntinge, Drijber, Elp, Eursinge, Garminge, Hijken, Hijkersmilde, Holthe, Hoogersmilde, Hooghalen, Laaghalen, Laaghalerveen, Lieving, Makkum, Mantinge, Nieuw-Balinge, Oranje (Drenthe), Orvelte, Smalbroek, Smilde, Spier, Terhorst, Westerbork, Wijster, Witteveen, Zuidveld and Zwiggelte.
The village of Westerbork gives its name to the Westerbork deportation and (later) concentration camp, located about 7 km north of the village, in the forests of Hooghalen.
The Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT) array was installed near the site of the camp in 1969.
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