Hooghalen

Hooghalen is a village in the municipality Midden-Drenthe, in the Dutch province Drenthe. In Drenthe it is also called '' Hoal'n or Hoalen '', but then people often mean the entire area, with the neighborhoods Laaghalen, Laaghalerveen and Oosthalen.

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Settlement.name: Hooghalen
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Dennerode.JPG
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Midden-Drenthe.svg
Settlement.motto: <!--
Settlement.image_map: LocatieMidden-Drenthe.png -->
Settlement.image_map1: Map NL - Midden-Drenthe - Hooghalen.png
Settlement.map_caption1: The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Hooghalen in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe.
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location 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: Midden-Drenthe

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Hooghalen is a village in the municipality Midden-Drenthe, in the Dutch province Drenthe. In Drenthe it is also called '' Hoal'n or Hoalen , but then people often mean the entire area, with the neighborhoods Laaghalen, Laaghalerveen and Oosthalen.

It is located on the flank of sandy soils, above a salt dome. The main attraction of Hooghalen is the Herinneringscentrum Kamp Westerbork. Here the history is told of Westerbork Camp and the Jewish persecution in general. The former camp is located on the edge of the southern village Westerbork.

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