Tubbergen Tubbige (Twents)
Municipality
Former city hall of Tubbergen
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Overijssel
Coordinates: 52°24′N 6°47′E / 52.400°N 6.783°E / 52.400; 6.783
Country	Netherlands
Province	Overijssel
Government [1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Jon Hermans-Vloedbeld (VVD)
Area [2]
• Total	147.44 km2 (56.93 sq mi)
• Land	147.00 km2 (56.76 sq mi)
• Water	0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	22 m (72 ft)
Population  (January 2021)[4]
• Total	21,315
• Density	145/km2 (380/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Tubbergenaar, Tubberger
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	7614–7619, 7650–7669, 7679
Area code	0541, 0546
Website	www.tubbergen.nl

Tubbergen (Dutch: [tʏˈbɛrɣə(n)] ^ⓘ; Tweants: Tubbige) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.

Geography

The following population centres can be found in Tubbergen:

Politics

As of the 2018 municipal election, the 19-seat municipal council of Tubbergen is composed as follows.^[5]

Society

The municipality has a high birth rate and the lowest divorce rate in the Netherlands. Politically, Tubbergen has the largest share of Christian Democratic Appeal voters at 66.59%.^{[citation needed]}

According to the 2009 survey by the Algemeen Dagblad, Tubbergen has the lowest crime rate of all municipalities in the Netherlands. According to the mayor, this is primarily because there exists a strong sense of community in Tubbergen.^{[citation needed]}

Notable people

• Clemens Maria Franz von Bönninghausen (1785 near Fleringen – 1864) a lawyer, Dutch and Prussian civil servant, agriculturalist, botanist, physician and pioneer in the field of homeopathy
• Herman Schaepman (1844 in Tubbergen – 1903) a Dutch priest, politician and poet ^[6]
• Gerard Bruggink (1917 in Tubbergen – 2005) a Dutch pilot of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force

Sport

• Berny Boxem-Lenferink (born 1948 in Tubbergen) a retired Dutch middle-distance runner, competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics
• Gerco Schröder (born 1978 in Tubbergen) a Dutch show jumping equestrian, participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics
• Nicole Oude Luttikhuis (born 1997 in Harbrinkhoek) a Dutch volleyball player, participated in the Dutch national women's volleyball team

Gallery

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  Sint-Pancratius basiliek, Tubbergen
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  Huis te Breckelenkamp
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  Reutum, Dubbele sluis1 kanaal Almelo - Nordhorn
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  Sint Pancratiuskerk Albergen