Tubbergen

Tubbergen
Tubbige (Twents)
Municipality
Former city hall of Tubbergen
Former city hall of Tubbergen
Flag of Tubbergen
Flag
Coat of arms of Tubbergen
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Tubbergen in a municipal map of Overijssel
Location in Overijssel
Coordinates: 52°24′N 6°47′E / 52.400°N 6.783°E / 52.400; 6.783
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceOverijssel
Government
[1]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorAnko Postma (No party)
Area
[2]
 • Total
147.44 km2 (56.93 sq mi)
 • Land147.00 km2 (56.76 sq mi)
 • Water0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
22 m (72 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total
21,315
 • Density145/km2 (380/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Tubbergenaar, Tubberger
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
7614–7619, 7650–7669, 7679
Area code0541, 0546
Websitewww.tubbergen.nl
Map of the municipality of Tubbergen, June 2015

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:

Politics

At the 2022 municipal elections, the 19-seat municipal council of Tubbergen was composed as follows.[5]

Party Popular vote Seats
Votes %
Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) 3,230 29.33
6 / 19
Gemeentebelangen / VVD (GB/VVD) 2,972 26.98
5 / 19
Keerpunt22 2,180 19.79
4 / 19
Lokaal Sterk 1,957 17.77
3 / 19
Labour Party (PvdA) 675 6.13
1 / 19

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,[6] 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

C M F von Bönninghausen, ca. 1820

Sport

  • Sint-Pancratius basiliek, Tubbergen
    Sint-Pancratius basiliek, Tubbergen
  • House in Breckelenkamp
    House in Breckelenkamp
  • Reutum, lock on the Almelo-Nordhorn canal
    Reutum, lock on the Almelo-Nordhorn canal
  • Sint Pancratiuskerk Albergen
    Sint Pancratiuskerk Albergen

See also

References

  1. ^ "Burgemeester Anko Postma" (in Dutch). Gemeente Tubbergen. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  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 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Tubbergen municipal election 2022". verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 16 March 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Gemeenteraad 21 maart 2018". Verkiezingsuitslagen (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  7. ^ Albers, Petrus Henricus (1912). "Herman Schaepman" . Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 13.
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