Oude Willem
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Oude Willem | |
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Hamlet | |
Coordinates: 52°53′33″N 6°18′35″E / 52.89250°N 6.30972°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Drenthe |
Province | Friesland |
Municipality | Westerveld |
Municipality | Ooststellingwerf |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 8439 |
Dialing code | 0521 |
Oude Willem (Low Saxon: Olde Willem) is a hamlet in the Dutch provinces of Drenthe and Friesland. It lays within the municipalities of Westerveld and Ooststellingwerf. Oude Willem lies about 21 km southwest of Assen.[1]
Oude Willem (Old William) is named a 19th century shepherd who used the heath for grazing. There are about 15 houses on the Frisian side, and 10 on the Drenthe side.[2]
There is a monument for the crew of the bomber Halifax B11. W231 who were shot down on 22 November 1943, and crashed in Oude Willem.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
- ^ "Oude Willem". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Monument Crash Halifax B11. W231". Traces of War (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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