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Tubbergen
Tubbige (Twents)
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Former city hall of Tubbergen
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Location in Overijssel
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Overijssel | ||
| Government | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 147.44 km2 (56.93 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 147.03 km2 (56.77 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 0.41 km2 (0.16 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) | ||
| Population
(May 2014)
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| • Total | 21,191 | ||
| • Density | 144/km2 (370/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Tubbergenaar, Tubberger | ||
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
| Postcode |
7614–7619, 7650–7669, 7679
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| Area code | 0541, 0546 | ||
Tubbergen (Dutch: [tʏˈbɛrɣə(n)]; Tweants: Tubbige) is a municipality and town in the province of Overijssel in the eastern Netherlands.
Geography
The following population centres can be found in Tubbergen:
- Albergen
- Fleringen
- Geesteren
- Haarle
- Harbrinkhoek
- Hezingen
- Langeveen
- Mander
- Manderveen
- Mariaparochie
- Reutum
- Tubbergen
- Vasse
Society
The municipality has a high birth rate and the lowest divorce rate in the Netherlands. Politically, Tubbergen has one of the largest shares of Christian Democratic Appeal voters at 61.29% in 2018, although this dropped to 29.33% in 2022.
According to a 2009 survey by the Algemeen Dagblad, Tubbergen has the lowest crime rate of all municipalities in the Netherlands. According to the mayor, this is primarily because of a strong sense of community.
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
- Gerard Bruggink (1917 in Tubbergen – 2005) a Dutch pilot of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force
Sport
- Berny Boxem-Lenferink (1948 in Tubbergen– 2023) a Dutch middle-distance runner, competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Gerco Schröder (born 1978 in Tubbergen) a Dutch show jumping equestrian, participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- 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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Sint-Pancratius basiliek, Tubbergen
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House in Breckelenkamp
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Reutum, lock on the Almelo-Nordhorn canal
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Sint Pancratiuskerk Albergen
See also
In Spanish: Tubbergen para niños
