Zwiggelte

Zwiggelte is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 15 km south of Assen.

Zwiggelte
Village
Farms in Zwiggelte
Farms in Zwiggelte
The village (dark red) and the statistical district (light green) of Zwiggelte in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe.
The village (dark red) and the statistical district (light green) of Zwiggelte in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe.
Zwiggelte is located in Drenthe
Zwiggelte
Zwiggelte
Location in the Netherlands
Zwiggelte is located in Netherlands
Zwiggelte
Zwiggelte
Zwiggelte (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°52′23″N 6°35′15″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceDrenthe
MunicipalityMidden-Drenthe
Area
[1]
 • Total23.43 km2 (9.05 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
16 m (52 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total470
 • Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9433[1]
Dialing code0593

The village was first mentioned around 1400 as Wolbert to Swicler, and could mean "meadow with cattle".[3] Zwiggelte is an esdorp which developed in the Middle Ages on the road from Westerbork to Assen. It might have been a satellite of Westerbork. It used to have two brinks (village squares). Of the northern brink only a dobbe (natural pool) remains.[4]

Zwiggelte was home to 184 people in 1840.[5] The Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope and a large part of Westerbork transit camp were technically located in Zwiggelte and not Westerbork.[5]

References
  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 9433PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  3. "Zwiggelte - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  4. Ronald Stenvert (2001). Zwiggelte (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 61. ISBN 90 400 9454 3. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  5. "Zwiggelte". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
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