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Wedde

Wedde
Village
Red brick tower and ship with grey tile roofs
Church of Wedde in 2008
Wedde is located in Groningen (province)
Wedde
Wedde
Location of Wedde in the province of Groningen
Coordinates: 53°4′10″N 7°4′45″E / 53.06944°N 7.07917°E / 53.06944; 7.07917Coordinates: 53°4′10″N 7°4′45″E / 53.06944°N 7.07917°E / 53.06944; 7.07917
Country Netherlands
Province Groningen
Municipality Bellingwedde
Population (1 January 2007)
 • Total 630
Postal code 9698
Area code(s) 0597
ISO 3166 code NL-GR

Wedde (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɛdə]) is a village in the municipality Bellingwedde in the province Groningen in the Netherlands. It is located 9 km southeast of Winschoten.

Wedde was a separate municipality until 1968, when it was merged with Bellingwolde to form Bellingwedde. The new name Bellingwedde is a contraction of Bellingwolde and Wedde.

Wedde is located at 53°4′12″N 7°4′34″E / 53.07000°N 7.07611°E / 53.07000; 7.07611 (53.07, 7.08) in the southwest of the municipality Bellingwedde, in the east of the province Groningen, in the northeast of the Netherlands. Wedde is an administrative neighbourhood (Dutch: buurt) in the district (Dutch: wijk) of Blijham.

As of 2007, Wedde has a population of 630.

The Wedderborg is a borg (castle) in the village.


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