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Vlagtwedde

Vlagtwedde
Village and Municipality
Protestant Church in Vlagtwedde in 2007
Protestant Church in Vlagtwedde in 2007
Flag of Vlagtwedde
Flag
Coat of arms of Vlagtwedde
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
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Leontien Kompier (PvdA)
Area
 • 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 8 m (26 ft)
Population (February 2017)
 • 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

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.

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.


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