Bellingwedde
 flag |
 coat of arms |
| province |
 Groningen
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| local community | Westerwolde |
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Area - land - water |
110.09 km 2 108.37 km 2 1.72 km 2 |
| Residents | 8,805 (Dec. 31, 2017) |
| Coordinates | 53 ° 7 ' N , 7 ° 9' E |
| Important traffic route |
   
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| prefix | 0597 |
| Postcodes | 9541, 9566, 9695-9699 |
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Bellingwedde ( ) is a former municipality in the northeast of the Netherlands in the province of Groningen .
Bellingwedde borders on Germany ( Bunde , Landkreis Leer , and Rhede (Ems) , Landkreis Emsland ) and the Dutch municipalities (from north to south counterclockwise) Reiderland , Winschoten , Pekela , Stadskanaal and Vlagtwedde .
Place name and history
The name "Bellingwedde" is a suitcase word that was created as a compromise when the municipalities of Bellingwolde and Wedde were merged in 1968.
On January 1, 2018, Bellingwedde became part of the municipality of Westerwolde . Bellingwedde last had 8,805 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2017) and an area of 110.09 km².
Attractions
The so-called garland gardens (in Dutch: "slingertuinen"), the many large old farms, the Galerieholländer windmill, the Magnus church of Bellingwolde (14th century) and the church of Vriescheloo (1711) as well as the fortress village of Oudeschans (laid out in 1593) are worth seeing . .
Distribution of seats in the municipal council (until 2017)
| Political party | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | |
| SP | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| PvdA | 6th | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| CDA | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| VVD | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| GroenLinks | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Plaatselijk Belang Bellingwedde | - | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Westerwolde Lokaal | - | - | - | 1 |
| total | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Trivia
From 1979 to 2007 Mr. Engbert Drenth was Mayor of Bellingwedde. When he left, he was in office longer than any of the 466 other mayors in the Netherlands at the time.
Web links
- Interview with the fortress guide A. Boelema about the village of Oudeschans in the municipality of Bellingwedde YouTube (German)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on June 29, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2002 2006 2010 2014 , accessed on June 29, 2018 (Dutch)