Wittelte Explained

Wittelte
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Westerveld - Wittelte.png
Map Caption1:Wittelte in the municipality of Westerveld.
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Drenthe
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Westerveld
Coordinates:52.8286°N 6.3069°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:6
Area Total Km2:0.51
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:130
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:7986
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0521

Wittelte is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld, and lies about 15 km northwest of Hoogeveen.

Wittelte is first mentioned as Withelte in 1040 when Emperor Henry III donates estates from a certain Uffo and his brothers, located in Uffelte, Wittelte and Peelo, to Bishop Bernold of Utrecht.[3]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 7986PA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . 24 July 2019 . Het Waterschapshuis . 12 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 12 April 2022.
  3. http://www.gemeentediever.nl/dorpen/wittelte/index.html Wittelte