Tubbergen
Tubbergen Tubbige (Twents) | |
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 Former city hall of Tubbergen | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Overijssel | |
| Coordinates: 52°24′N 6°47′E / 52.400°N 6.783°ECoordinates: 52°24′N 6°47′E / 52.400°N 6.783°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Overijssel |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Wilmien Haverkamp-Wenker (Independent) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 147.44 km2 (56.93 sq mi) |
| • Land | 147.00 km2 (56.76 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Population (January 2019)[4] | |
| • Total | 21,276 |
| • Density | 145/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Tubbergenaar, Tubberger |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 7614–7619, 7650–7669, 7679 |
| Area code | 0541, 0546 |
| Website | www |
Tubbergen (Dutch: [tʏˈbɛrɣə(n)] (
listen); Tweants: Tubbige) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.
Geography[edit]
The following population centres can be found in Tubbergen:
- Albergen
- Fleringen
- Geesteren
- Haslau
- Harbrinkhoek
- Hezingen
- Langeveen
- Mander
- Manderveen
- Mariaparochie
- Reutum
- Tubbergen
- Vasse
Politics[edit]
As of the 2018 municipal election, the 19-seat municipal council of Tubbergen is composed as follows.[5]
| Party | Popular vote | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |||
| Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) | 6,574 | 61.29 | 12 / 19 | |
| Gemeentebelangen / VVD (GB/VVD) | 2,505 | 23.35 | 4 / 19 | |
| Labour Party (PvdA) | 1,050 | 9.79 | 2 / 19 | |
| Dorpen Centraal | 597 | 5.5 | 1 / 19 | |
Society[edit]
The municipality has a high birth rate and the lowest divorce rate in the Netherlands. Politically, Tubbergen has the largest share of Christian Democratic Appeal voters at 66.59%.[citation needed]
According to the 2009 survey by the Algemeen Dagblad, Tubbergen has the lowest crime rate of all municipalities in the Netherlands. According to the mayor, this is primarily because there exists a strong sense of community in Tubbergen.[citation needed]
Notable people[edit]
- Clemens Maria Franz von Bönninghausen (1785 near Fleringen – 1864) a lawyer, Dutch and Prussian civil servant, agriculturalist, botanist, physician and pioneer in the field of homeopathy
- Herman Schaepman (1844 in Tubbergen – 1903) a Dutch priest, politician and poet [6]
- Gerard Bruggink (1917 in Tubbergen – 2005) a Dutch pilot of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force
Sport[edit]
- Berny Boxem-Lenferink (born 1948 in Tubbergen) a retired Dutch middle-distance runner, competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Gerco Schröder (born 1978 in Tubbergen) a Dutch show jumping equestrian, participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Nicole Oude Luttikhuis (born 1997 in Harbrinkhoek) a Dutch volleyball player, participated in the Dutch national women's volleyball team
Gallery[edit]
Sint-Pancratius basiliek, Tubbergen
Huis te Breckelenkamp
Reutum, Dubbele sluis1 kanaal Almelo - Nordhorn
Sint Pancratiuskerk Albergen
References[edit]
- ^ "Portefeuilleverdeling" [Division of tasks] (in Dutch). Gemeente Tubbergen. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 7651CV". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "Gemeenteraad 21 maart 2018". Verkiezingsuitslagen (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13 (1913), Herman Schaepman retrieved 28 August 2019
External links[edit]
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