Westerwolde | |
Settlement Type: | Region |
Image Alt: | River |
Map Alt: | Map of the northern provinces of the Netherlands with an insert of the whole Netherlands |
Coordinates: | 53.0167°N 13°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Groningen |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Westerwolde (pronounced as /nl/) is a region in the province Groningen in the north of the Netherlands. The region is located in the most eastern part of the Netherlands, alongside the German border. It is situated around the rivers Mussel Aa, Ruiten Aa, and Westerwoldse Aa, and it contains the villages Bellingwolde, Blijham, Onstwedde, Sellingen, Ter Apel, Vlagtwedde, Vriescheloo, and Wedde. The people in Westerwolde speak Dutch and the West Low German dialect Westerwolds.
Historically, the region is one of the Ommelanden, which are the regions around the city of Groningen.