Havelterberg
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Havelterberg | |
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Village | |
 Landscape near Havelterberg | |
 The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Havelterberg in the municipality of Westerveld. | |
  Havelterberg Location in the Netherlands  Havelterberg Havelterberg (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52°46′30″N 6°11′7″E / 52.77500°N 6.18528°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Drenthe |
| Municipality | Meppel, Westerveld |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.51 km2 (0.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 200 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7974[1] |
| Dialing code | 0521 |
Havelterberg is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It lies on the border of the municipalities Meppel and Westerveld, and lies about 21 km west of Hoogeveen.
The village was first mentioned in 1844 as Havelterberg, and means "hill belonging to Havelte. The name is used both for the village and the hill.[3] Havelterberg has place name signs.[4]
Between 1964 and 1989, there was an American military base at Havelterberg. It contained munition depot of NATO. Only the watchtower has remained. It used to be the site of frequent anti-nuclear demonstrations, because tactical nuclear weapons were suspected to be present at the base.[5][4]
