Havelterberg is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe . It lies on the border of the municipalities Meppel and Westerveld , and lies about 21 km west of Hoogeveen .
7-463: The village was first mentioned in 1844 as Havelterberg, and means "hill belonging to Havelte . The name is used both for the village and the hill. Havelterberg has place name signs. Between 1964 and 1989, there was an American military base at Havelterberg. It contained munition depot of NATO . Only the watchtower has remained. It used to be the site of frequent anti-nuclear demonstrations, because tactical nuclear weapons were suspected to be present at
14-503: Is missing. Havelte Havelte ( Drèents : Haovelte or Haovelt ) is a village in the Northeastern Netherlands . It is located in the municipality of Westerveld , Drenthe , about 60 km (37.2 mi) south-southwest of Groningen and 120 km (74.5 mi) northeast of Amsterdam . As of 1 January 2021, it had a population of 3,825. The village was first mentioned in 1342 as "to Hovelde". The etymology
21-670: Is unclear. Havelte is an esdorp on a sandy ridge. It developed in the Late Middle Ages into a little village with four triangular village squares. The hunebed ( dolmen ) D53 [ nl ] is located in Havelterberg near Havelte and is the second largest of the Netherlands. It spans nearly 18 metres (59 ft), and contains 9 capstones and 21 side stones. It used to have a beautiful ring of 40 stones. There were still 24 left in 1918 when Albert Egges van Giffen researched
28-455: The base. There are two hunebedden ( dolmen ) in Havelterberg. D53 [ nl ] is the second largest dolmen of the Netherlands. It spans nearly 18 metres (59 ft), and contains 9 capstones and 21 side stones. It used to have a beautiful ring of 40 stones. There were still 24 left in 1918 when Albert Egges van Giffen researched the dolmen. Nowadays, there are only 10 left. All
35-426: The dolmen. Nowadays, there are only 10 left. All the stones have been put back in there place in 1918. The Dutch Reformed is located somewhat off-centre, because the villages of Darp and Uffelte had decided to build a joint church halfway between their villages. It was built in 1310 and enlarged in the 15th century. The tower dates from 1410. The estate Overcinge was first mentioned in 1313. The current building
42-573: The stones have been put back in there place in 1918. The cellar contained the largest amount of artefacts of any dolmen. In 1945, the German authorities wanted to remove the stones, because it was a clear marker for enemy aircraft. Van Giffen persuaded the Germans to bury the stones, and there were placed back in their original position in 1949. D54 [ nl ] is located nearby and they can almost be considered twins. There are six capstones, however one
49-473: Was built between 1630 and 1642. Between 1968 and 1969, it was altered into school building. In 1984, it became vacant and was restored to its pre-1870 design. Havelte was home to 636 people in 1840. In October 1942, an airport was built near Havelte by the Luftwaffe . 5,600 forced labourers were transported to Havelte to construct the airport. It was hardly ever used, and attacked several times. On 24 March 1945,
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