municipality of Bellingwedde

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The municipality of Bellingwedde was a former local government area in the province of Groningen in the northeastern Netherlands, known for its rural landscape and small villages near the German border.

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municipality of Bellingwedde canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former municipality
borderWith Germany
containsSettlement Bellingwolde
Blijham
Morige
Oud-Wedde
Oudeschans
Rhederbrug
Rhederveld
Veelerveen
Vriescheloo
Wedde
Wedderheide
Wedderveer
country Netherlands
countrySubdivision Groningen
dateOfEstablishment 1968
dissolvedOn 2018
formedFrom municipality of Bellingwolde
municipality of Wedde
governmentType municipal council
hasBorder German state of Lower Saxony
linked to: Lower Saxony

Oldambt
Vlagtwedde
hasCharacteristic rural landscape
small villages
hasHeritageSite fortified village of Oudeschans
hasLandscape peat and clay soils
polder landscape
hasLandUse agricultural land
localLanguage Gronings
West Low German
linked to: Low German
locatedIn northeastern Netherlands
province of Groningen
region of Westerwolde
locatedNear German border
mergedInto municipality of Westerwolde
officialLanguage Dutch
partOf Dutch province of Groningen
border region of the Netherlands and Germany
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
vehicleRegistrationCode NL

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Reiderland sharesBorderWith municipality of Bellingwedde