Westerlee_(Groningen)

Westerlee, Groningen

Westerlee, Groningen

Village in Groningen, Netherlands

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.

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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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References

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


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