Vlagtwedde

Vlagtwedde
Village and Municipality

Protestant Church in Vlagtwedde in 2007

Flag
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Vlagtwedde in a municipal map of Groningen
Location in Groningen
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
Country Netherlands
Province Groningen
Government[1]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Leontien Kompier (PvdA)
Area[2]
 • Total 170.55 km2 (65.85 sq mi)
 • Land 167.62 km2 (64.72 sq mi)
 • Water 2.93 km2 (1.13 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 8 m (26 ft)
Population (May 2014)[4]
 • Total 15,878
 • Density 95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Vlagtwedder
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 9540–9564
Area code 0599
Website www.vlagtwedde.nl
Topographic map of Vlagtwedde, June 2015

Vlagtwedde (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvlɑxˌtʋɛdə]) is a municipality in the very southeast of Groningen province in the northeastern Netherlands with seat of local government in the community of Sellingen. It lies on the Dutch border with the German state of Lower Saxony to the east.

Geography

The population centres in the municipality of Vlagtwedde are:

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 has five postal codes:

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

Politics

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

City council seats
Party1998200220062010
PvdA5464
CDA5533
Local municipal interests2345
VVD3322
GreenLeft1112
ChristianUnion1111
Totaal17171717

Public transport

Vlagtwedde is served by several bus lines:

International relations

Vlagtwedde is twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ "Burgemeester" [Mayor] (in Dutch). Gemeente Vlagtwedde. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Postcodetool for 9551AB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
 Bellingwedde Rhede (DE-NI)
Stadskanaal Dörpen (DE-NI)
Lathen (DE-NI)
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Borger-Odoorn (DR) Emmen (DR) Haren (DE-NI)
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