Bellingwedde

Bellingwedde
Flag of Bellingwedde
Highlighted position of Bellingwedde in a municipal map of Groningen
Location of Bellingwedde (green) in Groningen (dark grey) and the Netherlands (grey)
Coordinates: 53°7′N 7°9′E / 53.117°N 7.150°E / 53.117; 7.150
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGroningen
Established1 September 1968
Disestablished1 January 2018
Area
 • Total
110.08 km2 (42.50 sq mi)
 • Land108.39 km2 (41.85 sq mi)
 • Water1.69 km2 (0.65 sq mi)
Elevation1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
data missing
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
9566, 9695–9699
Area code0597
Websitewww.bellingwedde.nl

Bellingwedde (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌbɛlɪŋˈʋɛdə] ) was a municipality in the province Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. Bellingwedde was established in 1968, when the municipalities of Bellingwolde and Wedde merged. After almost 50 years, Bellingwedde was disestablished in 2018, when the municipalities of Bellingwedde and Vlagtwedde merged into Westerwolde.

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 9698AE". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.