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Bellingwolde
Bellingwolde (; Gronings: ''Bennewolle'') is a village with a population of 2,655 people in the municipality Westerwolde in the Netherlands. It is situated in the southeast of the region Oldambt, in the north of the region Westerwolde, and in the east of the province Groningen, at the border with Germany. The settlement dates back to the 11th century. It flooded multiple times until the 16th century. In the 18th and 19th century agriculture prospered and large farmhouses were built. It was a separate municipality until it merged with Wedde into Bellingwedde in 1968. Bellingwolde has a state protected village area with several monumental farmhouses. Other attractions are the Magnus Church, the Law House, Veldkamp's Mill, and Museum de Oude Wolden. There are four primary schools and a secondary school in the village. History The origins of Bellingwolde, which was built on a sand ridge dividing the clay and peat ground, are in the 11th century. Ronald Stenvert, Chris Kolman, ...
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Bellingwedde
Bellingwedde () was a municipality with a population of in the province Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. Bellingwedde was established in 1968, when the municipalities of Bellingwolde and Wedde had merged. It contained the villages Bellingwolde, Blijham, Oudeschans, Veelerveen, Vriescheloo, and Wedde. After almost 50 year, Bellingwedde was disestablished in 2018, when the municipalities of Bellingwedde and Vlagtwedde had merged into Westerwolde. Etymology The name ''Bellingwedde'' is a portmanteau of '' Bellingwolde'' and '' Wedde'', which are the names of the two municipalities that were merged in 1968 to form Bellingwedde. At the time, three names were being considered for the new municipality: ''Bellingewedde'' as proposed by the province of Groningen, ''Bellingwolde-Wedde'' as proposed by the municipal council of Bellingwolde, and ''Bellingwedde'' as proposed by the municipal council of Wedde. The province selected the last option, which was eventually ...
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Museum De Oude Wolden
Museum de Oude Wolden (; en, Museum The Old Wolds), abbreviated as MOW, is a regional museum in the village of Bellingwolde in the Netherlands. The museum focuses on art and history of the regions of Oldambt and Westerwolde in the east of the province of Groningen. The museum opened on 10 August 1973. In the first decades, it primarily exhibited historical objects documenting everyday life. In the late 1990s, the museum started to exhibit artworks of artist collective De Ploeg and magic realist painter Lodewijk Bruckman. Since 2012, it has a permanent display of paintings by Bruckman and temporary exhibitions. The museum is an independent foundation that is mainly funded by the municipality of Bellingwedde. From 2013 to 2016, the museum had around per year. It is one of the lesser-visited museums in Groningen. Location Museum de Oude Wolden is located at the Hoofdweg in the village Bellingwolde in the municipality Bellingwedde in the east of the province Groningen near t ...
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Rechthuis (Bellingwolde)
The Rechthuis (; en, Law House) is a former courthouse in the village of Bellingwolde in the Netherlands. The building with two crow-stepped gables was established in 1643 and used as a civil court for the area Bellingwolde-Blijham until 1811. The building has been a national heritage site since 1972. It is currently used as a private residence. Building The Rechthuis is located at the Hoofdweg ( en, Main Road),Het Rechthuis Bellingwolde
Marketing Groningen. Retrieved on 18 September 2014.
near the Magnus Church, in the center of the village of

Magnuskerk
The Magnuskerk (; en, Magnus Church) is a 16th-century church in Bellingwolde, Netherlands. The church, located at Hoofdweg 227, was built in 1527. The pulpit was installed in 1660 and the organ built in 1797.Magnuskerk Bellingwolde
Marketing Groningen. Retrieved on 12 September 2014.
The church has been a since 1972.Monumentnummer: 8898


Oudeschans
Oudeschans () is a small village with a population of around 100 in the municipality of Westerwolde in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. The 16th-century fortification is now a state protected village area with several national heritage sites, among which a 17th-century garrison church, and the Vestingmuseum Oudeschans. Etymology The fortification was initially named Bellingwolderschans, meaning Sconce of Bellingwolde, in 1593. It was renamed Oudeschans, meaning Old Sconce, after the fortification of Nieuweschans, meaning New Sconce, was built in 1628.De vesting
, Stichting Vesting Oudeschans. Retrieved on 12 February 2014.


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In 1593, during the

Veldkamps Meuln
Veldkamps Meuln (; en, Veldkamp's Mill) is a 19th-century tower mill in the village of Bellingwolde in the Netherlands. Location Veldkamps Meuln is located at the Hoofdweg in the village of Bellingwolde in the east of the province of Groningen (province), Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. History Veldkamps Meuln was built as a gristmill, grist and oil mill by the Veldkamp family in 1855.Veldkamps Meul'n
(in Dutch), Marketing Groningen. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
The mill was heavily damaged by a storm in 1895. It has been a rijksmonument, national heritage site since 1972. The mill was again heavily damaged by storms in 1972 and 1976. The windmill was restored in 2002–2003.
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Rhederbrug
Rhederbrug (; en, Rhede's Bridge) is a hamlet near Bellingwolde in the municipality of Westerwolde in the Netherlands. The hamlet has a population of 240. The hamlet was first mentioned in 1983 as Rhederbrug, and means bridge to Rhede in Germany. The bridge was built around 1917. Rhederbrug is considered part of Bellingwolde Bellingwolde (; Gronings: ''Bennewolle'') is a village with a population of 2,655 people in the municipality Westerwolde in the Netherlands. It is situated in the southeast of the region Oldambt, in the north of the region Westerwolde, and in .... References External links * Germany–Netherlands border crossings Populated places in Groningen (province) Westerwolde (municipality) {{Groningen-geo-stub ...
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Wedde
Wedde () is a village in the municipality Westerwolde in the province Groningen in the Netherlands. It is located 9 km southeast of Winschoten. The castle Wedderborg is located in the village. History Most of Westerwolde was a raised bog with few inhabitants, however it formed a natural border between Groningen, East Frisia and the Prince-Bishopric of Münster, and therefore changed ownership many times during its history. Wedde was located on the road between Groningen and Germany, and dates from the 12th century. The flows through the village. In 1316, Westerwolde became part of Münster. In 1362, Egge I Addinga was given the '' heerlijkheid'' Westerwolde by the bishop of Münster, and started constructing the Wedderborg, a castle, in Wedde around 1370. In 1619, Westerwolde was purchased by the city of Groningen, and Wedde remained subordinate to the city until 1798. It remained a separate municipality until 1968, when it was merged with Bellingwolde to form B ...
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Vriescheloo
Vriescheloo (; Gronings: ''Vraiskeloo'') is a village in the municipality of Westerwolde in the Netherlands. History Vrieschloo is a linear settlement on the sand ridge which formed the old road between Groningen and Germany. The village dates from the 11th or 12th century. It started as a peat community, and developed into an agriculture community. The 19th century smock mill The smock mill is a type of windmill that consists of a sloping, horizontally weatherboarded, thatched, or shingled tower, usually with six or eight sides. It is topped with a roof or cap that rotates to bring the sails into the wind. This typ ... '' De Korenbloem'' is located in the village. Gallery File:Vriescheloo Dorpsstraat 119 N.H. Kerk .jpg, Church in 2011 File:1920180508 namaak kasteel Pastorielaan6 Vriescheloo.jpg, Modern castle File:Aanzicht - Vriescheloo - 20247517 - RCE.jpg, Farm (1969) References External links * Populated places in Groningen (province) Westerwolde ...
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Winschoten
Winschoten (; gos, Winschoot) is a city with a population of 18,518 in the municipality of Oldambt in the northeast of the Netherlands. It is the largest city in the region of Oldambt in the province of Groningen which has 38,213 inhabitants. Winschoten received its city rights in 1825. It was a separate municipality until it was merged into Oldambt in 2010. The seat of government of Oldambt is in Winschoten. There are three windmills and several churches in Winschoten. There is a railway station with direct connections to Groningen and Leer (Germany). Winschoten has an important role as a shopping centre for the region of Oldambt. In the province of Groningen, it is the second-largest shopping destination and it attracts many consumers from nearby Germany. Etymology The origin of the name of Winschoten is not known but it has received nicknames. One of these is ''Molenstad'' (or ''Milltown''). It has also been known, in living memory, as Sodom. This name arose out ...
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Westerwolde (region)
Westerwolde () is a region in the province Groningen in the north of the Netherlands. The region is located in the most eastern part of the Netherlands, alongside the German border. It is situated around the rivers Mussel Aa, Ruiten Aa, and Westerwoldse Aa, and it contains the villages Bellingwolde, Blijham, Onstwedde, Sellingen, Ter Apel, Vlagtwedde, Vriescheloo, and Wedde. The people in Westerwolde speak Dutch and the West Low German Low Saxon, also known as West Low German ( nds, Nedersassisch, Nedersaksies; nl, Nedersaksisch) are a group of Low German dialects spoken in parts of the Netherlands, northwestern Germany and southern Denmark (in North Schleswig by parts of t ... dialect ''Westerwolds''. Historically, the region is one of the Ommelanden, which are the regions around the city of Groningen. External links * * Regions of Groningen (province) {{Groningen-geo-stub ...
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Westerwolde (municipality)
Westerwolde (; 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. The municipality continues to use both municipal halls in Sellingen and Wedde.Marcel Looden,Westerwolde: 40 mensen tekort (in Dutch), ''Dagblad van het Noorden'', 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017. Geography The municipality is located in the southeast of the province of Groningen at the border with Drenthe and in the northeast of the Netherlands at the border with Germany. Neighbouring municipalities in the Netherlands are Oldambt in the north, Pekela and Stadskanaal in the west, Borger-Odoorn in the southwest, and Emmen in the south. Neighbouring municipalities in Germany are Bunde in the northeast, Rhede, Dörpen, and Lathen in the east, and Haren in the southeast. Politics On 22 November 2017, municipal elections were held to e ...
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