Bellingwedde

Bellingwedde (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌbɛlɪŋˈʋɛdə] ) was a municipality with a population of data missing in the province Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. Bellingwedde was established in 1968, when the municipalities of Bellingwolde and Wedde had merged. It contained the villages Bellingwolde, Blijham, Oudeschans, Veelerveen, Vriescheloo, and Wedde. After almost 50 year, Bellingwedde was disestablished in 2018, when the municipalities of Bellingwedde and Vlagtwedde had merged into Westerwolde.

Bellingwedde
Location of Bellingwedde (green) in Groningen (dark grey) and the Netherlands (grey)
Coordinates: 53°7′N 7°9′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGroningen
Established1 September 1968
Disestablished1 January 2018
Area
  Total110.08 km2 (42.50 sq mi)
  Land108.39 km2 (41.85 sq mi)
  Water1.69 km2 (0.65 sq mi)
Elevation
1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Totaldata missing
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
9566, 9695–9699
Area code0597
Websitewww.bellingwedde.nl
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