Traces of World War II in Drenthe, Netherlands: Havelte Airport Features

Drenthe province in the Netherlands contains cultural-historical data on selected traces of World War II. The dataset focuses on the Havelte airport built in 1942, including its runway and construction features. It was published by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations in 2010 under an open license.

Use Cases

• Identify and map WWII-era airfield infrastructure based on described runway and hangar construction features.
• Analyze landscape preservation of historical sites based on the description of still-recognizable sand paths and earthen bumps.
• Study the cultural-historical main structure of a region based on the dataset's focus on selected traces.

Strengths

• Specific focus on a single, historically significant site (Havelte airport).
• Includes identifiable physical features like a runway and five earthen bumps.
• Published under the open CC-PDM-1.0 license.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties (Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations).

Collection Method

Likely derived from cultural-historical surveys or archival records.

Time Range

Primary subject is from 1942; dataset published in 2010.

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Province of Drenthe, Netherlands.