Vlagtwedde

Village in Groningen, Netherlands

52°57′N 7°9′E / 52.950°N 7.150°E / 52.950; 7.150CountryNetherlandsProvinceGroningenMunicipalityWesterwoldeEstablishedDecember 1811; 212 years ago (1811-12)Disestablished1 January 2018; 6 years ago (2018-01-01)Area

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• Total170.55 km² (65.85 sq mi) • Land167.62 km² (64.72 sq mi) • Water2.93 km² (1.13 sq mi)Elevation

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8 m (26 ft)Population

(January 2021)^[3]

• Totaldata missingDemonymVlagtwedderTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postcode

9540–9564

Area code0599Websitewww.vlagtwedde.nl

Topographic map of Vlagtwedde, June 2015

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.

History

The 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

The 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

The city council of Vlagtwedde had 17 seats. The table below gives political party and seat counts since 1998.

City council seats
Party	1998	2002	2006	2010
PvdA	5	4	6	4
CDA	5	5	3	3
Local municipal interests	2	3	4	5
VVD	3	3	2	2
GreenLeft	1	1	1	2
ChristianUnion	1	1	1	1
Totaal	17	17	17	17

Public transport

Vlagtwedde 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

Vlagtwedde is twinned with:

Międzyrzecz, Poland

References

^ "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.