Vlagtwedde

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Vlagtwedde
Village
Protestant Church in Vlagtwedde in 2007
Protestant Church in Vlagtwedde in 2007
Highlighted position of Vlagtwedde in a municipal map of Groningen
Location in Groningen
Vlagtwedde is located in Groningen (province)
Vlagtwedde
Vlagtwedde
Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°57′N 7°9′E / 52.950°N 7.150°E / 52.950; 7.150Coordinates: 52°57′N 7°9′E / 52.950°N 7.150°E / 52.950; 7.150
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGroningen
MunicipalityWesterwolde
EstablishedDecember 1811
Disestablished1 January 2018
Area
 • Total170.55 km2 (65.85 sq mi)
 • Land167.62 km2 (64.72 sq mi)
 • Water2.93 km2 (1.13 sq mi)
Elevation8 m (26 ft)
Demonym(s)Vlagtwedder
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
9540–9564
Area code0599
Websitewww.vlagtwedde.nl
Topographic map of Vlagtwedde, June 2015

Vlagtwedde (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvlɑxˌtʋɛdə] (About this soundlisten)) is a village in the very southeast of Groningen province in the northeastern Netherlands. It lies on the Dutch border with the German state of Lower Saxony to the east.

History[]

The municipality of Vlagtwedde was created in December 1811.[4]

On 1 January 2018, the municipality of Vlagtwedde was merged with Bellingwedde to form the new municipality of Westerwolde.[5]

Geography[]

The population centres in the municipality of Vlagtwedde were:

, , Barnflair, , , Bourtange, Burgemeester Beinsdorp, , Ellersinghuizen, , Harpel, , Hebrecht, , , Jipsingboertange, Jipsinghuizen, , Laude, , Laudermarke, , , , Munnekemoer, , , Pallert, , , , , , , , Sellingen, Sellingerbeetse, , , Stakenborg, , Ter Apel, Ter Apelkanaal, , , , Ter Wisch, Veele, , Vlagtwedde, , Vlagtwedder-Veldhuis, , , Weite, , , Wollinghuizen, Zandberg and .

Because of the large number of official centres, the municipality had five postal codes:

  • 9541 Vlagtwedde
  • 9545 Bourtange
  • 9551 Sellingen
  • 9561 Ter Apel
  • 9563 Ter Apelkanaal

All 60 villages and hamlets in the municipality received their own town sign in 2008.

Politics[]

The city council of Vlagtwedde had 17 seats. The table below gives political party and seat counts since 1998.

City council seats
Party 1998 2002 2006 2010
PvdA 5 4 6 4
CDA 5 5 3 3
Local municipal interests 2 3 4 5
VVD 3 3 2 2
GreenLeft 1 1 1 2
ChristianUnion 1 1 1 1
Totaal 17 17 17 17

Public transport[]

Vlagtwedde is served by several bus lines:

  • line 14: Stadskanaal-Alteveer-Vlagtwedde-Veele-Blijham-Winschoten
  • line 42: Emmen-Emmer Compascuum-Ter Apel-Sellingen-Vlagtwedde
  • line 72: Vlagtwedde-Bourtange
  • line 73: Emmen-Nieuw Weerdinge-Ter Apel-Ter Apelkanaal-Zandberg-Musselkanaal-Stadskanaal-Hoogezand-Groningen
  • buurtbus (community volunteer-driven bus) 92: Stadskanaal-Mussel-Jipsingbourtange-Jipsinghuizen-Sellingen

International relations[]

Vlagtwedde is twinned with:

References[]

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 9551AB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Geschiedenis" (in Dutch), Municipality of Vlagwedde. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  5. ^ Marcel Looden, "Westerwolde: 40 mensen tekort" (in Dutch), Dagblad van het Noorden, 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.

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