Getelo

Getelo
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Coordinates: 52°28′00″N 06°50′59″E / 52.46667°N 6.84972°E / 52.46667; 6.84972Coordinates: 52°28′00″N 06°50′59″E / 52.46667°N 6.84972°E / 52.46667; 6.84972
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Grafschaft Bentheim
Municipal assoc.	Uelsen
Subdivisions	2 centres
Government
• Mayor	Jan- Hindrik Schipper
Area
• Total	20.24 km2 (7.81 sq mi)
Elevation	68 m (223 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[1]
• Total	528
• Density	26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	49843
Dialling codes	0 59 42
Vehicle registration	NOH
Website	www.uelsen.de/samtgem/fgetelo.HTML

Getelo is a community in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony.

Geography[]

Location[]

Getelo lies west of Nordhorn on the border with the Netherlands. It belongs to the Joint Community (Samtgemeinde) of Uelsen, whose administrative seat is in the like-named community.

Constituent communities[]

The community’s two centres are Getelo and Getelomoor.

Politics[]

Mayor[]

The honorary mayor Jan-Hindrik Schipper was elected on 9 September 2001.

Culture and sightseeing[]

Buildings[]

Söven Pölle, barrows from the Bronze Age, are found in the community. The name gives the number as seven, although there were once as many as 26.

Economy and infrastructure[]

Transport[]

Various state highways and district roads join the community to Bundesstraße 403, about 10 km away.

References[]

External links[]

• Joint community’s webpage