Tubbergen (;

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Geography

The following population centres can be found in Tubbergen:

Politics

As of the 2018 municipal election, the 19-seat municipal council of Tubbergen is composed as follows.

Society

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 The Christian Democratic Appeal ( nl, Christen-Democratisch Appèl, ; CDA) is a Christian-democratic political party in the Netherlands. It was originally formed in 1977 from a confederation of the Catholic People's Party, the Anti-Revolutionary ...

voters at 66.59%. According to the 2009 survey by the

Algemeen Dagblad The ''Algemeen Dagblad'' () or ''AD'' () (English: "General Daily Paper") is a Dutch daily newspaper based in Rotterdam, Netherlands. History and profile ''Algemeen Dagblad'' was founded in 1946. The paper is published in tabloid format and is ...

, 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.

Notable people

* 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 Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13 (1913), Herman Schaepman
retrieved 28 August 2019 *

Gerard Bruggink Gerardus Meinardus Bruggink (4 August 1917 – 5 December 2005) was a Dutch Aviator, pilot of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force. A recipient of the Military Order of William, he was one of only four Dutch pilots to dogfight the ...

(1917 in Tubbergen – 2005) a Dutch pilot of the

Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force The Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force ( nl, Militaire Luchtvaart van het Koninklijk Nederlands-Indisch Leger, ML-KNIL) was the air arm of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) from 1939 until ...

Sport

Berny Boxem-Lenferink Bernardina Maria "Berny" Boxem-Lenferink (née Lenferink on 12 May 1948) is a retired Dutch middle-distance runner. She competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the 1500 metres event and finished in ninth place. She won a silver medal at the 1971 ...

(born 1948 in Tubbergen) a retired Dutch middle-distance runner, competed at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

Gerco Schröder Gerco Bernardus Schröder (born 28 July 1978, in Tubbergen) is a Dutch show jumping equestrian. He currently ranks third on the FEI Rolex Ranking List. Gerco Schröder represented the Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics where he took pa ...

(born 1978 in Tubbergen) a Dutch show jumping equestrian, participated at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

* Nicole Oude Luttikhuis (born 1997 in Harbrinkhoek) a Dutch volleyball player, participated in the Dutch national women's volleyball team

Gallery

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References

External links

Official website
Municipalities of Overijssel Populated places in Overijssel Twente {{Overijssel-geo-stub