Dwingeloo

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Dwingeloo
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The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Dwingeloo in the municipality of Westerveld.
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Dwingeloo
Location in the province of Drenthe
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Dwingeloo
Dwingeloo (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°50′4″N6°22′14″E / 52.83444°N 6.37056°E / 52.83444; 6.37056
Country Netherlands
Province Drenthe
Municipality Westerveld
Area
[1]
 • Total19.16 km2 (7.40 sq mi)
Elevation
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10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total2,580
 • Density130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7991 [1]
Dialing code 0521

Dwingeloo (Dutch: [ˈdʋɪŋəloː] ) is a village halfway between Meppel and Assen in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld.

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The village is known internationally because of the radio telescope of the Dwingeloo Radio Observatory (which at the time of its completion in 1956 was the largest radio telescope in the world), located on the edge of the Dwingeloo Heath, 3 km south of the village. [3] The telescope discovered Dwingeloo 1 and Dwingeloo 2, two galaxies about 10 million light-years away from the Earth in the constellation Cassiopeia.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1181 as Twingelo. The etymology is unclear. [4] Dwingeloo is an esdorp which developed in the Early Middle Ages. The church is located on the north side of a large village square which contained a drinking water pool. [3]

The Dutch Reformed church was built in the 15th century as a replacement of the medieval church which had a detached tower. The union shaped crown has been placed on top the tower in 1631 after the old spire had collapsed. The church was damaged by a village fire in 1923, and was restored between 1923 and 1925. [3]

The havezate (manor house) Westrup is one of the four havezates of Dwingeloo, and the only one which has remained intact. It was built around 1600, and enlarged in 1740. It received a neoclassic facade and an extra floor in 1870. Between 1984 and 1986, it was restored and is used as an office building. [3]

Dwingeloo was a separate municipality until 1998, when it became a part of Westerveld. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 12 April 2022. two entries
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 7991AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Ronald Stenvert (2001). Dwingeloo (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN   90 400 9454 3 . Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Dwingeloo". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  5. ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten , KNAW, 2011.
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