Wietmarschen
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| Wietmarschen | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Grafschaft Bentheim |
| Local subdivisions | 6 Ortsteile |
| Mayor | Alfons Eling (CDU) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 119.83 km² (46.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Population | 11,143 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 93 /km² (241 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | NOH |
| Postal code | 49835 |
| Area codes | 05908, 05925, 05946 |
| Website | www.wietmarschen.de |
Wietmarschen is a unitary community (Einheitsgemeinde) in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony, Germany. It's split in to the towns 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.
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[edit] Geography
Wietmarschen lies roughly 13 km west of Lingen, and 10 km northeast of Nordhorn. The community’s highest elevation is the Rupingberg in Lohne at 50 m above sea level, upon which stands a viewing tower, which is part of the municipal plan.
[edit] Constituent communities
The community is divided into six Ortsteile named Wietmarschen, Füchtenfeld, Schwartenpohl, Lohnerbruch, Nordlohne and Lohne.
[edit] Religion
The community of Wietmarschen diverges sharply from the rest of the district with regard to religion in that it has a largely Catholic character. In February 2006, the community’s religious affiliations broke down thus:
- 74.3% Roman Catholic
- 12.6% Evangelical Lutheran
- 3.9% Evangelical Reformed
- 9.2% other faiths, or no faith
[edit] Politics
[edit] Municipal council
Wietmarschen’s council is made up of 26 councillors.
(as of municipal election on 10 September 2006)
The town hall is in Lohne.
[edit] Mayor
The full-time mayor Alfons Eling was elected on 10 September 2006 with 83.48% of the vote.
[edit] Coat of arms
The community’s arms show a red field with a stylized lily in the upper half of the middle flanked by a golden bulrush on each side sprouting up from the bottom and tilting away from the lily, and each with a golden leaf.
[edit] Partnership
Mortagne-au-Perche, France became a partner community of Wietmarschen on 2 July 1989.
[edit] Culture and sightseeing
[edit] Museums
- Heimathaus Lohne (local museum)
- Heimathaus Wietmarschen, the so-called Packhaus (local museum)
- Treckermuseum Wietmarschen (tractor museum)
[edit] Buildings
- Stiftskirche Wietmarschen (nunnery church), restored historic nunnery area behind the church
- Stiftsbusch (nunnery copse) with chapels
- Sankt-Antonius-Kirche Lohne (church)
- Mühlenturm Wietmarschen (mill tower)
- Urbrecker (statue of a bog iron miner)
- Glockenturm Südlohne (belltower)
- Schafstall Moormann (sheep pen)
[edit] Sport venues
- 5 gymnasia
- 10 sport fields
- 4 beach volleyball fields
- 2 tennis courts
- 1 big riding centre
- 2 model aircraft fields
- 1 miniature car track
- 1 gliderport
[edit] Regular events
Yearly
- big shooting festival
- Urbreckerfest
- kermis
- pilgrimage
[edit] Economy and infrastructure
[edit] Public transport
- Bus line 161: Lingen — Nordlohne — Lohne — Lohnerbruch — Wietmarschen — Füchtenfeld
- Bus line 165: Lingen — Nordlohne — Lohne — Rükel — Südlohne — Klausheide — Nordhorn
- Nearest railway stations:
[edit] Established businesses
- W.A.S, Ambulances and Security Vehicles
- Ewabo, cleaning agent and disinfectant manufacturer
- Wirtschaft Innovation Nordwest, business advisers and advertising agents
- Bauunternehmen Overberg, construction
[edit] Education
Marien-Schule Wietmarschen (elementary school and Hauptschule)
[edit] Famous persons
[edit] External links
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
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