Westerlee, Groningen

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
Village
Protestant Church of Saint George (Sint-Joriskerk) in 2012
Protestant Church of Saint George (Sint-Joriskerk) in 2012
Westerlee is located in Groningen (province)
Westerlee
Westerlee
Location of Westerlee in the province of Groningen
Westerlee is located in Netherlands
Westerlee
Westerlee
Westerlee (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°8′42″N 6°59′13″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGroningen
MunicipalityOldambt
Area
[1]
 • Total15.93 km2 (6.15 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
1.8 m (5.9 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total1,490
 • Density94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Postal code
9678[1]
Dialing code0597

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]

  • 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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