Westerlee, Groningen
Village in Groningen, Netherlands
53°8′42″N 6°59′13″E / 53.14500°N 6.98694°E / 53.14500; 6.98694 (2021)[1]
9678[1]
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.[3]
History
The village was first mentioned in 13th century as Westerle, and means "western burial mound". West has been added to distinguish between Heiligerlee.[4] Westerlee is a road village which developed on the south side of the former Winschoten peninsula.[5]
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.[5]
Westerlee was home to 241 people in 1840.[6]
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House in Westerlee
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
two entries
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9678PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- ^ "Westerlee - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ a b Ronald Stenvert & Redmer Alma (1998). "Westerlee" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9258 3. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "Westerlee". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
External links
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