Oude Willem

Oude Willem
Hamlet
Memorial Halifax crash
Memorial Halifax crash
Oude Willem in the municipality of Westerveld.
Oude Willem in the municipality of Westerveld.
Oude Willem is located in Drenthe
Oude Willem
Oude Willem
Location in the province of Drenthe
Oude Willem is located in Netherlands
Oude Willem
Oude Willem
Oude Willem (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°53′33″N 6°18′35″E / 52.89250°N 6.30972°E / 52.89250; 6.30972
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceDrenthe
ProvinceFriesland
MunicipalityWesterveld
MunicipalityOoststellingwerf
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
8439
Dialing code0521

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

  1. ^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
  2. ^ "Oude Willem". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Monument Crash Halifax B11. W231". Traces of War (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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