| Zwiggelte | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Midden-Drenthe - Zwiggelte.png |
| Map Caption1: | The village (dark red) and the statistical district (light green) of Zwiggelte in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe. |
| 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: | Midden-Drenthe |
| Coordinates: | 52.8731°N 6.5875°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 16 |
| Area Total Km2: | 23.43 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 470 |
| 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: | 9433 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0593 |
Zwiggelte is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 15 km south of Assen.
The village was first mentioned around 1400 as Wolbert to Swicler, and could mean "meadow with cattle".[3] Zwiggelte is an esdorp which developed in the Middle Ages on the road from Westerbork to Assen. It might have been a satellite of Westerbork. It used to have two brinks (village squares). Of the northern brink only a (natural pool) remains.[4]
Zwiggelte was home to 184 people in 1840.[5] The Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope and a large part of Westerbork transit camp were technically located in Zwiggelte and not Westerbork.[5]