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Hooghalen | |
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Village | |
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 The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Hooghalen in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe. | |
  Hooghalen Location in the Netherlands  Hooghalen Hooghalen (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52°55′N 6°32′E / 52.917°N 6.533°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Drenthe |
| Municipality | Midden-Drenthe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.07 km2 (9.68 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,345 |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 9414[1] |
| Dialing code | 0592 |
| Website | http://www.hooghalen.nu |
Hooghalen is a village[3] in the municipality Midden-Drenthe, in the Dutch province Drenthe. In Drenthe it is also called Hoal'n or Hoalen , but then people often mean the entire area, with the neighborhoods Laaghalen, Laaghalerveen and Oosthalen.
It is located on the flank of sandy soils, above a salt dome. The main attraction of Hooghalen is the Herinneringscentrum Kamp Westerbork. Here the history is told of Westerbork Camp and the Jewish persecution in general. The former camp is located on the edge of the southern village Westerbork.
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
two entries
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9414AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ Bijhouwer J.T.P. (1977). "The Dutch Landscape." Amsterdam: Cosmos.