Camp Westerbork, also known as Westerbork transit camp, was a Nazi transit camp in the province of Drenthe in the Northeastern Netherlands, during World War II. It was located in the municipality of Westerbork, current-day Midden-Drenthe. Camp Westerbork was used as a staging location for sending Jews to concentration camps elsewhere.
Barracks at Westerbork after liberation
Reconstructed watchtower at Westerbork
Class photo from the school within Westerbork
Parts of a rebuilt hut at Westerbork, which once held Anne Frank
Drenthe is a province of the Netherlands located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and the German state of Lower Saxony to the east. As of January 2023, Drenthe had a population of about 502,000, and a total area of 2,680 km2 (1,030 sq mi).
Papeloze Kerk, a dolmen (hunebed) near Schoonoord
Satellite image of Drenthe
Dwingelderveld National Park
Nationaal beek- en esdorpenlandschap Drentsche Aa national park