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
Vlagtwedde is located in Netherlands
Vlagtwedde
Vlagtwedde
Vlagtwedde (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°57′N 7°9′E / 52.950°N 7.150°E / 52.950; 7.150
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGroningen
MunicipalityWesterwolde
EstablishedDecember 1811; 212 years ago (1811-12)
Disestablished1 January 2018; 6 years ago (2018-01-01)
Area
[1]
 • Total170.55 km2 (65.85 sq mi)
 • Land167.62 km2 (64.72 sq mi)
 • Water2.93 km2 (1.13 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[3]
 • Totaldata missing
DemonymVlagtwedder
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] ⓘ) 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:

Abeltjeshuis, Bakovensmee, Barnflair, Borgertange, Borgerveld, Bourtange, Burgemeester Beinsdorp, De Bruil, Ellersinghuizen, Hanetange, Harpel, Hasseberg, Hebrecht, 't Heem, Jipsingboermussel, Jipsingboertange, Jipsinghuizen, Lammerweg, Laude, Lauderbeetse, Laudermarke, Lauderzwarteveen, Leemdobben, Maten, Munnekemoer, Over de Dijk, Overdiep, Pallert, Plaggenborg, Poldert, Renneborg, Rhederveld, Rijsdam, Roelage, 't Schot, Sellingen, Sellingerbeetse, Sellingerzwarteveen, Slegge, Stakenborg, Stobben, Ter Apel, Ter Apelkanaal, Ter Borg, Ter Haar, Ter Walslage, Ter Wisch, Veele, Veerste Veldhuis, Vlagtwedde, Vlagtwedder-Barlage, Vlagtwedder-Veldhuis, Weende, Weenderveld, Weite, Wessingtange, Wollingboermarke, Wollinghuizen, Zandberg and Zuidveld.

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

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:

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 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  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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