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Westerwolde
Municipality
Ter Apel
Ter Apel
Bellingwolde
Bellingwolde
Vlagtwedde
Vlagtwedde
Sellingen
Sellingen
Blijham
Blijham
Wedde
Wedde
Ter Apelkanaal
Ter Apelkanaal
Flag of Westerwolde
Flag
 Coat of arms of Westerwolde
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Westerwolde in a municipal map of Groningen
Location in Groningen
Country Netherlands
Province Groningen
Established 1 January 2018
Government
 • Body Municipal council
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Westerwolde (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌʋɛstərˈʋɔldə]; Gronings: Westerwoolde) is a municipality in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands.

The municipalities of Bellingwedde and Vlagtwedde have merged into the new municipality of Westerwolde on 1 January 2018. The municipality continues to use both municipal halls in Sellingen and Wedde.

Geography

Gem-Westerwolde-OpenTopo
Map of the municipality

The municipality is located in the southeast of the province of Groningen at the border with Drenthe and in the northeast of the Netherlands at the border with Germany. Neighbouring municipalities in the Netherlands are Oldambt in the north, Pekela and Stadskanaal in the west, Borger-Odoorn in the southwest, and Emmen in the south. Neighbouring municipalities in Germany are Bunde in the northeast, Rhede, Dörpen, and Lathen in the east, and Haren in the southeast.

Notable people

  • Siert Bruins (1921 in Weite – 2015) a Dutch member of the SS and SD during World War II
  • Minze Stuiver (1929 in Vlagtwedde – 2020) a geochemist and geoscience researcher especially in radiocarbon dating
  • Jan Mulder (born 1945 in Bellingwolde) former footballer with 200 caps, writer, columnist and TV personality
  • Geert Meijer (born 1951 in Sellingen) football manager and former professional player with 295 caps
  • Anja Hazekamp (born 1968 in Vlagtwedde) politician and Member of the European Parliament
  • Claudia Bokel (born 1973 in Ter Apel) a German épée fencer, silver medallist at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  • Rindert van Zinderen Bakker (Ter Apel 1912 – Almere Haven 1993) member of the Dutch Resistance in WWII and politician

Gallery

  • 20140903 Klooster Ter Apel Gn NL

    South side of the Ter Apel Monastery

  • Haren+Westerwolde - Ter Apeler Straße + Rütenbrockerweg + HRK 06 ies

    Haren-Ruitenbroek canal at German border, near Ter Apel

  • Westerwolde Ter Apel - Boslaan + Hotel Boschhuis 01 ies

    Boslaan with Hotel Boschhuis in Ter Apel

  • 0620180508 Spinnenkop Wedderveer

    De Spinnenkop windmill in Wedderveer

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