Westdorp

Westdorp is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn, and lies about 17 km northwest of Emmen.

Westdorp
Farm in Westdorp
The village (dark red) and the statistical district (light green) of Westdorp in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.
Westdorp Location of the village in the province of Drenthe Show map of Drenthe Westdorp Westdorp (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°54′N 6°46′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Drenthe
Municipality	Borger-Odoorn
Area [1]
• Total	6.09 km2 (2.35 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	15 m (49 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	135
• Density	22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9534[1]
Dialing code	0591

History

The village was first mentioned between 1381 and 1383 as "to Westorpe", and means "western village" as viewed from Ees.^[3] Westdorp was home to 95 people in 1840.^[4]

In 2002, a subsidy of €450,000 was granted to repair an hunebed (dolmen) in Borger. The farmers of Westdorp gathered big boulders, the heaviest weight 8 tonnes, and built their own hunebed in the village square. The municipality did not know what to make it of it, but did grant a building permits afterwards.^[5][4]