Wietmarschen

Wietmarschen
Location of Wietmarschen within Grafschaft Bentheim district
Wietmarschen
Wietmarschen
Coordinates: 52°31′59″N 07°07′59″E / 52.53306°N 7.13306°E / 52.53306; 7.13306
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictGrafschaft Bentheim
Subdivisions6 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2021–26) Manfred Wellen[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total119.83 km2 (46.27 sq mi)
Elevation
21 m (69 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total12,974
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
49835
Dialling codes05908, 05925, 05946
Vehicle registrationNOH
Websitewww.wietmarschen.de

Wietmarschen is a unitary community (Einheitsgemeinde) in the County of Bentheim in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is split into the villages of Wietmarschen, Füchtenfeld, Schwartenpohl, Lohnerbruch, Nordlohne and Lohne with Lohne being the biggest and having the town hall while Wietmarschen, which is the second biggest, having the name.

Geography

Wietmarschen is about 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Lingen, and 13 kilometres (8 mi) northeast of Nordhorn. The community's highest elevation is the Rupingberg in Lohne at 50 metres (160 ft) above sea level. There are plans to construct a viewing tower on it.

Constituent communities

The community is divided into six districts named Wietmarschen, Füchtenfeld, Schwartenpohl, Lohnerbruch, Nordlohne and Lohne.

Partnership

Mortagne-au-Perche, France became a partner community of Wietmarschen on 2 July 1989.

References

  1. "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
  2. "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022, Stand 31. Dezember 2023" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.

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