Vlagtwedde (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvlɑxˌtʋɛdə] ) is a village in the very southeast of Groningen province in the northeastern Netherlands. It lies on the Dutch border with the German state of Lower Saxony to the east.
Vlagtwedde | |
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 Protestant Church in Vlagtwedde in 2007 | |
 Location in Groningen | |
  Vlagtwedde Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands  Vlagtwedde Vlagtwedde (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52°57′N 7°9′E / 52.950°N 7.150°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Groningen |
| Municipality | Westerwolde |
| Established | December 1811 |
| Disestablished | 1 January 2018 |
| 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 (January 2021)[3] | |
• Total | data missing |
| Demonym | Vlagtwedder |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 9540–9564 |
| Area code | 0599 |
| Website | www |
History
editThe municipality of Vlagtwedde was created in December 1811.[4]
On 1 January 2018, the municipality of Vlagtwedde was merged with Bellingwedde to form the new municipality of Westerwolde.[5]
Geography
editThe population centres in the municipality of Vlagtwedde were:
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.
Because of the large number of official centres, the municipality had five postal codes:
- 9541 Vlagtwedde
- 9545 Bourtange
- 9551 Sellingen
- 9561 Ter Apel
- 9563 Ter Apelkanaal
All 60 villages and hamlets in the municipality received their own town sign in 2008.
Politics
editThe municipal council of Vlagtwedde had 17 seats. The table below gives results since 2002.[6]
| Council seats | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | |||||||||||
| Local municipal interests | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||
| CDA | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| PvdA | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||
| VVD | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| GreenLeft | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| ChristianUnion | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Party for the Animals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| D66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |||||||||||
There was an election in November 2017 for the council of the new merged Westerwolde municipality that commenced work on 1 January 2018, replacing Vlagtwedde council.[7]
Public transport
editVlagtwedde is served by several bus lines:
- line 14: Stadskanaal-Alteveer-Vlagtwedde-Veele-Blijham-Winschoten
- line 42: Emmen-Emmer Compascuum-Ter Apel-Sellingen-Vlagtwedde
- line 72: Vlagtwedde-Bourtange
- line 73: Emmen-Nieuw Weerdinge-Ter Apel-Ter Apelkanaal-Zandberg-Musselkanaal-Stadskanaal-Hoogezand-Groningen
- buurtbus (community volunteer-driven bus) 92: Stadskanaal-Mussel-Jipsingbourtange-Jipsinghuizen-Sellingen
International relations
editVlagtwedde is twinned with:
References
edit- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9551AB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Geschiedenis" (in Dutch), Municipality of Vlagwedde. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ Marcel Looden, "Westerwolde: 40 mensen tekort" (in Dutch), Dagblad van het Noorden, 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Vlagtwedde municipal election 2014". verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 19 March 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Westerwolde municipal election 2017". verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 22 November 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
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