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Tubbergen

Tubbergen
Municipality
Former city hall of Tubbergen
Former city hall of Tubbergen
Flag of Tubbergen
Flag
Coat of arms of Tubbergen
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Tubbergen in a municipal map of Overijssel
Location in Overijssel
Coordinates: 52°24′N 6°47′E / 52.400°N 6.783°E / 52.400; 6.783Coordinates: 52°24′N 6°47′E / 52.400°N 6.783°E / 52.400; 6.783
Country Netherlands
Province Overijssel
Government
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Mervyn Stegers (CDA)
Area
 • Total 147.44 km2 (56.93 sq mi)
 • Land 147.03 km2 (56.77 sq mi)
 • Water 0.41 km2 (0.16 sq mi)
Elevation 22 m (72 ft)
Population (May 2014)
 • Total 21,191
 • Density 144/km2 (370/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Tubbergenaar, Tubberger
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 7614–7619, 7650–7669, 7679
Area code 0541, 0546
Website www.tubbergen.nl

Tubbergen ['tʏbɛrɣə(n)] (About this sound pronunciation ) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.

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Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Tubbergen, June 2015

Tubbergen is a municipality in the Netherlands. Church attendance at regular Sundays is pretty substantial. The municipality has a high birth rate and the lowest divorce rate in the Netherlands. Politically, Tubbergen has the largest share of CDA voters (66,59%)

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.


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