Wilsum, Germany

Wilsum
Wilsum
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Grafschaft Bentheim
Municipal assoc. Uelsen
Mayor Heinrich Mardink (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 47.13 km2 (18.20 sq mi)
Elevation 42 m  (138 ft)
Population 1,652 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 35 /km2 (91 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate NOH
Postal code 49849
Area codes 0 59 45
Website www.wilsum.de

Wilsum is a community in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony, Germany near the Dutch border, and it belongs to the Joint Community (Samtgemeinde) of Uelsen.

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History

Wilsum had its first documentary mention in 851. Since the Middle Ages it has belonged to the County (now district) of Bentheim (Grafschaft Bentheim). In the Dutch Revolt, the community was very adversely affected in the years from 1580 to 1605; many inhabitants fled to the Netherlands. In 1725 a church was built.

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References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerungsdichte der kreisfreien Städte und Landkreise - Stand 31.12.2010" (in German). Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen. July 2011. http://www.lskn.niedersachsen.de/download/59963. 
This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
Towns and municipalities in Grafschaft Bentheim (district)