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Westerwolde (municipality)

Westerwolde
Flag of Westerwolde
Coat of arms of Westerwolde
Highlighted position of Westerwolde in a municipal map of Groningen
Location in Groningen
Coordinates: 53°01′41″N 7°08′40″E / 53.0281°N 7.1445°E / 53.0281; 7.1445
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGroningen
Established1 January 2018
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorJaap Velema (D66)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.westerwolde.nl

Westerwolde (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌʋɛstərˈʋɔldə]; Gronings: Westerwoolde) is a municipality in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands.

The municipalities of Bellingwedde and Vlagtwedde have merged into the new municipality of Westerwolde on 1 January 2018.[1] The municipality continues to use both municipal halls in Sellingen and Wedde.[2]

  1. ^ "Gemeentelijke herindelingen" (in Dutch), Government of the Netherlands, 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  2. ^ Marcel Looden, "Westerwolde: 40 mensen tekort" (in Dutch), Dagblad van het Noorden, 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.

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