Tubbergen

Tubbergen
Tubbergen
	Municipality
	Former city hall of Tubbergen
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in Overijssel
	Coordinates: 52°24′N 6°47′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Overijssel
Government [1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Wilmien Haverkamp-Wenker (Independent)
Area [2]
• 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 [3]	22 m (72 ft)
Population (January 2019)[4]
• Total	21,276
• Density	145/km2 (380/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Tubbergenaar, Tubberger
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	7614–7619, 7650–7669, 7679
Area code	0541, 0546
Website	www.tubbergen.nl
	Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Tubbergen, June 2015

Tubbergen (Dutch pronunciation: ['tʏbɛrɣə(n)] (listen)) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.

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.[5]

Party		Popular vote		Seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA)	6,574	61.29	12 / 19
	Gemeentebelangen / VVD (GB/VVD)	2,505	23.35	4 / 19
	Labour Party (PvdA)	1,050	9.79	2 / 19
	Dorpen Centraal	597	5.5	1 / 19

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 voters at 66.59%.

According to the 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 there exists a strong sense of community in Tubbergen.

Notable people

C M F von Bönninghausen, ca. 1820

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 [6]
Gerard Bruggink (1917 in Tubbergen – 2005) a Dutch pilot of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force

Sport

Berny Boxem-Lenferink (born 1948 in Tubbergen) a retired 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

Sint-Pancratius basiliek, Tubbergen
Huis te Breckelenkamp
Reutum, Dubbele sluis1 kanaal Almelo - Nordhorn
Sint Pancratiuskerk Albergen

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References

"Portefeuilleverdeling" [Division of tasks] (in Dutch). Gemeente Tubbergen. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
"Postcodetool for 7651CV". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
"Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
"Gemeenteraad 21 maart 2018". Verkiezingsuitslagen (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 November 2018.
Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13 (1913), Herman Schaepman retrieved 28 August 2019

External links

Official website

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[mayor_now-1] "Portefeuilleverdeling" [Division of tasks] (in Dutch). Gemeente Tubbergen. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.

[2] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.

[AHN-3] "Postcodetool for 7651CV". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 1 April 2014.

[4] "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

[5] "Gemeenteraad 21 maart 2018". Verkiezingsuitslagen (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 November 2018.

[6] Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13 (1913), Herman Schaepman retrieved 28 August 2019