Country Netherlands Postal code 9698 ISO 3166 code NL-GR Population 630 (1 Jan 2007) | Municipality Bellingwedde Area code(s) 0597 Local time Sunday 7:09 PM Province Groningen | |
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Wedde ( [ˈʋɛdə]) is a village in the municipality Bellingwedde in the province Groningen in the Netherlands. It is located 9 km southeast of Winschoten.
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Map of Wedde, Netherlands
History
Wedde was a separate municipality until 1968, when it was merged with Bellingwolde to form Bellingwedde. The new name Bellingwedde is a contraction of Bellingwolde and Wedde.
Geography
Wedde is located at 53°4′12″N 7°4′34″E (53.07, 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.
Culture
The Wedderborg is a borg (castle) in the village.
References
Wedde Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA