Zwiggelte
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Zwiggelte | |
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Village | |
 Farms in Zwiggelte | |
 The village (dark red) and the statistical district (light green) of Zwiggelte in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe. | |
  Zwiggelte Location in the Netherlands  Zwiggelte Zwiggelte (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52°52′23″N 6°35′15″E / 52.87306°N 6.58750°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Drenthe |
| Municipality | Midden-Drenthe |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.43 km2 (9.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 470 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 9433[1] |
| Dialing 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 dobbe (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]
