Wietmarschen (Northern Low Saxon: Wietmöschken) is a unitary municipality (Einheitsgemeinde) in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is split into the villages of Wietmarschen, Füchtenfeld, Schwartenpohl, Lohnerbruch, Nordlohne and Lohne with Lohne being the biggest and having the town hall while Wietmarschen, which is the second biggest, having the name.
Wietmarschen | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Wietmarschen within Grafschaft Bentheim district  | |
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| Coordinates: 52°32′N 07°08′E / 52.533°N 7.133°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Grafschaft Bentheim |
| Subdivisions | 6 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–26) | Manfred Wellen[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 119.83 km2 (46.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 12,742 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 49835 |
| Dialling codes | 05908, 05925, 05946 |
| Vehicle registration | NOH |
| Website | www.wietmarschen.de |
Geography
editWietmarschen lies roughly 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Lingen, and 13 kilometres (8 mi) northeast of Nordhorn. The community's highest elevation is the Rupingberg in Lohne at 50 metres (160 ft) above sea level. There are plans to construct a viewing tower on it.
Constituent communities
editThe municipality is divided into six Ortsteile named Wietmarschen, Füchtenfeld, Schwartenpohl, Lohnerbruch, Nordlohne and Lohne.
Religion
editThe community of Wietmarschen diverges sharply from the rest of the district with regard to religion in that it has a largely Catholic character. In February 2006, the community's religious affiliations broke down thus:
- 74.3% Roman Catholic
- 12.6% Evangelical Lutheran
- 3.9% Evangelical Reformed
- 9.2% other faiths, or no faith
Politics
editMunicipal council
editWietmarschen's council is made up of 28 councillors.
(as of the municipal election on 15 September 2016)
The town hall is in Lohne.
Mayor
editThe full-time mayor Manfred Wellen was elected on 25 May 2014 with 64.25% of the vote. He was re-elected in 2021.[1]
Coat of arms
editThe community's arms show a red field with a stylized lily in the upper half of the middle flanked by a golden bulrush on each side sprouting up from the bottom and tilting away from the lily, and each with a golden leaf.
Partnership
editWietmarschen is twinned with:[3]
Mortagne-au-Perche, France since 2 July 1989
Culture and sightseeing
editMuseums
edit- Heimathaus Lohne (local museum)
- Heimathaus Wietmarschen, the so-called Packhaus (local museum)
- Treckermuseum Wietmarschen (tractor museum)
Buildings
edit- Stiftskirche Wietmarschen (nunnery church), restored historic nunnery area behind the church
- Stiftsbusch (nunnery copse) with chapels
- Sankt-Antonius-Kirche Lohne (church)
- Mühlenturm Wietmarschen (mill tower)
- Urbrecker (statue of a bog iron miner)
- Glockenturm Südlohne (belltower)
- Schafstall Moormann (sheep pen)
Sport venues
edit- 5 gymnasia
- 10 sport fields
- 4 beach volleyball fields
- 2 tennis courts
- 1 big riding centre
- 2 model aircraft fields
- 1 miniature car track
- 1 gliderport
Regular events
editYearly
- marksmen's festival
- Urbreckerfest
- kermis
- pilgrimage
Economy and infrastructure
editPublic transport
edit- Bus line 161: Lingen — Nordlohne — Lohne — Lohnerbruch — Wietmarschen — Füchtenfeld
- Bus line 165: Lingen — Nordlohne — Lohne — Rükel — Südlohne — Klausheide — Nordhorn
- Nearest railway stations:
Established businesses
edit- W.A.S, Ambulances and Security Vehicles
- Ewabo, cleaning agent and disinfectant manufacturer
- Wirtschaft Innovation Nordwest, business advisers and advertising agents
- Bauunternehmen Overberg, construction
Education
editMarien-Schule Wietmarschen (elementary school and Hauptschule)
Grundschule Lohne (elementary school)
Schulzentrum Lohne (Hauptschule and Realschule)
Famous persons
edit- August Perk, German Resistance Fighter against the National Socialism, briefly Friendship with Erich Maria Remarque and had Influence on Remarques world-famous Novel "All Quiet on the Western Front", Grandfather of Johnny de Brest.
- Erich Maria Remarque, writer, worked as a teacher in Lohne in 1919
- Mattias Rosemann, deacon
References
edit- ^ a b "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
- ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
- ^ "24 jumelages franco-allemands dans l'Orne". Ouest-France.fr. 21 January 2013.
External links
edit- Official website
(in German)
