Wietmarschen
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Location of Wietmarschen within Grafschaft Bentheim district
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| Coordinates: 52°31′59″N 07°07′59″E / 52.53306°N 7.13306°ECoordinates: 52°31′59″N 07°07′59″E / 52.53306°N 7.13306°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Lower Saxony | |
| District | Grafschaft Bentheim | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Alfons Eling (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 119.83 km2 (46.27 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 11,863 | |
| • Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 49835 | |
| Dialling codes | 05908, 05925, 05946 | |
| Vehicle registration | NOH | |
| Website | www.wietmarschen.de | |
Wietmarschen is a unitary community (Einheitsgemeinde) in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is split into the towns of Wietmarschen, Füchtenfeld, Schwartenpohl, Lohnerbruch, Nordlohne and Lohne with Lohne being the biggest and having the town hall while Wietmarschen, which is the second biggest, having the name.
Wietmarschen lies roughly 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of Lingen, and 10 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of Nordhorn. The community’s highest elevation is the Rupingberg in Lohne at 50 metres (160 ft) above sea level. There are plans to construct a viewing tower on it.
The community is divided into six Ortsteile named Wietmarschen, Füchtenfeld, Schwartenpohl, Lohnerbruch, Nordlohne and Lohne.
The community of Wietmarschen diverges sharply from the rest of the district with regard to religion in that it has a largely Catholic character. In February 2006, the community’s religious affiliations broke down thus:
Wietmarschen’s council is made up of 26 councillors.
(as of municipal election on 11 September 2011)
The town hall is in Lohne.
The full-time mayor Alfons Eling was elected on 10 September 2006 with 83.48% of the vote.
The community’s arms show a red field with a stylized lily in the upper half of the middle flanked by a golden bulrush on each side sprouting up from the bottom and tilting away from the lily, and each with a golden leaf.
Mortagne-au-Perche, France became a partner community of Wietmarschen on 2 July 1989.
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Marien-Schule Wietmarschen (elementary school and Hauptschule)
Grundschule Lohne (elementary school)
Schulzentrum Lohne (Hauptschule and Realschule)
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