Wedde

Wedde
Village

Red brick tower and ship with grey tile roofs

Church of Wedde in 2008
Wedde

Location of Wedde in the province of Groningen

Coordinates: 53°4′10″N 7°4′45″E / 53.06944°N 7.07917°E / 53.06944; 7.07917Coordinates: 53°4′10″N 7°4′45″E / 53.06944°N 7.07917°E / 53.06944; 7.07917
Country Netherlands
Province Groningen
Municipality Bellingwedde
Population (1 January 2007)
 • Total 630[1]
Postal code 9698[2]
Area code(s) 0597[3]
ISO 3166 code NL-GR

Wedde (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɛdə]) is a village in the municipality Bellingwedde in the province Groningen in the Netherlands. It is located 9 km southeast of Winschoten.

History

Wedde was a separate municipality until 1968, when it was merged with Bellingwolde to form Bellingwedde.[4] The new name Bellingwedde is a contraction of Bellingwolde and Wedde.

Geography

Wedde is located at 53°4′12″N 7°4′34″E / 53.07000°N 7.07611°E / 53.07000; 7.07611 (53.07, 7.08) in the southwest of the municipality Bellingwedde, in the east of the province Groningen, in the northeast of the Netherlands. Wedde is an administrative neighbourhood (Dutch: buurt) in the district (Dutch: wijk) of Blijham.

Demographics

As of 2007, Wedde has a population of 630.[1]

Culture

The Wedderborg is a borg (castle) in the village.

References

  1. 1 2 CBS Statline
  2. ↑ (in Dutch) Resultaten voor "Wedde,", Postcode.nl. Retrieved on 26 January 2014.
  3. ↑ (in Dutch) Netnummer zoeken, Telefoonboek.nl. Retrieved on 26 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
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