Bellingwedde
| Bellingwedde | |||
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| Municipality | |||
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 Location of Bellingwedde (green) in Groningen (dark grey) and the Netherlands (grey) |
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| Coordinates: 53°7′N 7°9′E / 53.117°N 7.150°ECoordinates: 53°7′N 7°9′E / 53.117°N 7.150°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Groningen | ||
| Established | 1 September 1968 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Janneke Snijder-Hazelhoff (VVD) | ||
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| Area | |||
| • Total | 110.08 km2 (42.50 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 108.39 km2 (41.85 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 1.69 km2 (0.65 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) | ||
| Population (2014) | |||
| • Total | 9,039 | ||
| • Density | 83/km2 (210/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 9566, 9695–9699 | ||
| Area code | 0597 | ||
| Website | www |
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Bellingwedde (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌbɛlɪŋˈʋɛdə]) is a municipality with a population of 9,039 in the province Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. It contains the villages Bellingwolde, Blijham, Oudeschans, Veelerveen, Vriescheloo, and Wedde.
Bellingwedde was established in 1968, when the municipalities of Bellingwolde and Wedde merged. The mayor of Bellingwedde is Janneke Snijder-Hazelhoff (VVD) and the aldermen are Bart Huizing (PvdA), Lea van der Tuin (CDA), and Wim 't Mannetje (VVD).
The four major roads in Bellingwedde are N367, N368, N969, and N973. Bus services are connecting the villages to the surrounding municipalities.
The name Bellingwedde is a portmanteau of Bellingwolde and Wedde, which are the names of the two municipalities that were merged in 1968 to form Bellingwedde. At the time, three names were being considered for the new municipality: Bellingewedde as proposed by the province of Groningen, Bellingwolde-Wedde as proposed by the municipal council of Bellingwolde, and Bellingwedde as proposed by the municipal council of Wedde. The province selected the last option, which was eventually also accepted by the municipal council of Bellingwolde.
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