Category:Dwingeloo, Nederland

Dwingeloo, Nederland, is a town halfway between Meppel and Assen in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld. The town is known internationally because of the radio telescope of the Dwingeloo Radio Observatory (which at the time of its completion in 1956 was the largest radio telescope in the world), located on the edge of the Dwingeloo Heath, 3 km south of the village. The telescope discovered Dwingeloo 1 and Dwingeloo 2, two galaxies about 10 million light-years away from the Earth in the constellation Cassiopeia. Dwingeloo was a separate municipality until 1998, when it became a part of Westerveld.

Hiking

At this page you would find hikes in this place.

External link

• Dwingeloo, Nederland at Wikipedia (english)