Hamlet in Groningen, Netherlands
Westerdiepsterdallen
Westerdiepsterdallen is a hamlet, near Groningen.
For a long time, it only had 1 inhabitant, when one of the houses was empty. By only having 1 inhabitant, it made it to the 1984 Guinness Book of Records. The hamlet has grown to 5 people.
How locals move
Getting around Westerdiepsterdallen the local way
- Get aroundIn addition, there is the so-called 'small-scale public transportation network', connecting several of the villages in the region with minibuses and also including minibus route 510 which serves as a city bus in Veendam and Wildervank (1x/hour during daytime Mondays-Saturdays).
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