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Police Custody Camp Westerbork

Local name: Westerbork

Located in Gemeente Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe Coordinates: 52°51′03″ N 6°36′21″ E

Police Custody Camp Westerbork
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Nearest town
Westerbork
0.2 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
Elevation
19 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde30 km
FMO Münster Osnabrück Airport109 km

About Police Custody Camp Westerbork

Police Custody Camp Westerbork is a historic site. Location: Gemeente Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe.

From Wikipedia

Camp Westerbork (Dutch: Kamp Westerbork; German: Durchgangslager Westerbork; Drents: Börker Kamp, Kamp Westerbörk), also known as Westerbork transit camp, was a Nazi transit camp in the province of Drenthe in the northeastern Netherlands, during World War II. It was located in the municipality of Westerbork, current-day Midden-Drenthe. Camp Westerbork was used as a staging location for sending Jews, Sinti and Roma to concentration camps elsewhere.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1942
Opened
1942
Heritage designation
European Heritage Label
Official website
westerbork.nl

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Police Custody Camp Westerbork

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 82 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
November (82 mm)
Driest month
April (50 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Police Custody Camp Westerbork
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°9°13°17°20°22°22°18°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°3°7°10°12°11°9°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)745267506074776075768282

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Police Custody Camp Westerbork

The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 30 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Groningen, 41 km to the north.

Airports

  • Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 30 kmnorth
  • Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 109 kmsoutheast
  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 139 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Groningen Population: 244.8K 41 kmnorth
  • Zwolle Population: 129.8K 51 kmsouthwest
  • Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 66 kmnorthwest
  • Enschede Population: 153.7K 73 kmsouth
  • Apeldoorn Population: 136.7K 83 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Police Custody Camp Westerbork

Within 100 km: 91 historic and cultural sites, 511 natural sites, 248 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km4 places

  • Hunnenkloosterberg Mountain 21 kmSW
  • Breiberg Mountain 20 kmS
  • Boschberg Mountain 21 kmNW
  • Bendersche Berg Mountain 16 kmSW

25–60 km148 places

  • Sandpoel Lake 55 kmE
  • Waldsee Lake 54 kmNE
  • Dankernsee Lake 40 kmE
  • Heeder See Lake 47 kmE

60–100 km698 places

  • Borkum Island 81 kmN
  • Juist Island 96 kmN
  • Putjensberg Mountain 65 kmSW
  • Nordstrand Beach 86 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Westerbork Village, Gemeente Midden-Drenthe
    0.2 km SE
  • Eursinge Village, Gemeente Midden-Drenthe
    1.5 km S
  • Zwiggelte Village, Gemeente Midden-Drenthe
    2.7 km NW
  • Zuidveld Village, Gemeente Midden-Drenthe
    2.7 km NE

Sources & licences

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