Havelte

Havelte (Drèents: Haovelte or Haovelt) is a village in the Northeastern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Westerveld, Drenthe, about 60 km (37.2 mi) south-southwest of Groningen and 120 km (74.5 mi) northeast of Amsterdam. As of 1 January 2021, it had a population of 3,825.

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Settlement.name: Havelte
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: 0624Kerk van Havelte.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Church in Havelte
Settlement.image_flag: Havelte vlag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Havelte wapen.svg <!--
Settlement.image_map: LocatieWesterveld.png -->
Settlement.image_map1: Map NL - Westerveld - Havelte.png
Settlement.map_caption1: The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Havelte in the municipality of Westerveld
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Drenthe
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Westerveld
Settlement.population_total: 3,825

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Population: 1792
Image: 0624Kerk van Havelte.JPG
Dialing code: 0521

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Commons category: Havelte
postal code: 7971
WordLift URL: data.wordlift.io/wl01254/entity/havelte
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==History== The village was first mentioned in 1342 as "to Hovelde". The etymology is unclear. Havelte is an esdorp on a sandy ridge. It developed in the Late Middle Ages into a little village with four triangular village squares.