Westerlee is a village in the
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province of
Groningen. It is located in the municipality of
Oldambt, about 3 km west of the city of
Winschoten
Winschoten (; gos, Winschoot) is a city with a population of 18,518 in the municipality of Oldambt in the northeast of the Netherlands. It is the largest city in the region of Oldambt in the province of Groningen which has 38,213 inhabitants. ...
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Westerlee was a separate municipality until 1821, when it was merged with
Scheemda
Scheemda () is a village with a population of 2,445 in the municipality of Oldambt in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. Scheemda was a separate municipality until 2010, when it merged with Reiderland and Winschoten to form the muni ...
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History
The village was first mentioned in 13th century as Westerle, and means "western burial mound". West has been added to distinguish between
Heiligerlee
Heiligerlee (; Gronings: ''Kloosterholt'') is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen bordering the town of Winschoten, it is part of the municipality of Oldambt. It was the site of the 1536 Battle and the 1568 Battle of Heiligerlee
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Westerlee is a road village which developed on the south side of the former
Winschoten
Winschoten (; gos, Winschoot) is a city with a population of 18,518 in the municipality of Oldambt in the northeast of the Netherlands. It is the largest city in the region of Oldambt in the province of Groningen which has 38,213 inhabitants. ...
peninsula.
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.
Westerlee was home to 241 people in 1840.
Gallery
File:Om 't Houkje, Westerlee (2018).jpg, Houses in Westerlee
File:Public sportspark in Westerlee, Groningen (2017) 01.jpg, Sports park in Westerlee
File:Boomkwekerijen H.L. Mulder, Westerlee (2020) 01.jpg, Farm in Westerlee
File:Rietendakhuis in Westerlee (2018).jpg, House in Westerlee
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Former municipalities of Groningen (province)
Oldambt (municipality)
Populated places in Groningen (province)
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