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Westerwolde (municipality)
Municipality in Groningen, Netherlands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Westerwolde (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌʋɛstərˈʋɔldə]; Gronings: Westerwoolde) is a municipality in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands.
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Westerwolde | |
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![]() Location in Groningen | |
Coordinates: 53.0281°N 7.1445°E / 53.0281; 7.1445 | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Groningen |
Established | 1 January 2018 |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Jaap Velema (D66) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Website | www.westerwolde.nl |
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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]