Vlagtwedde | |||
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Village and Municipality | |||
Protestant Church in Vlagtwedde in 2007
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Location in Groningen |
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Coordinates: 52°57′N 7°9′E / 52.950°N 7.150°ECoordinates: 52°57′N 7°9′E / 52.950°N 7.150°E | |||
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 (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.