| Westerlee | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Groningen |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Oldambt |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Westerlee in the province of Groningen |
| Coordinates: | 53.145°N 6.9869°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 15.93 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 1.8 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1,490 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 9678 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0597 |
Westerlee is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Oldambt, about 3 km west of the city of Winschoten.
Westerlee was a separate municipality until 1821, when it was merged with Scheemda.
The village was first mentioned in 13th century as Westerle, and means "western burial mound". West has been added to distinguish between Heiligerlee.[3] Westerlee is a road village which developed on the south side of the former Winschoten peninsula.[4]
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.[4]
Westerlee was home to 241 people in 1840.[5]