Wilsum, Germany

Last updated
Wilsum
Wappen Wilsum.svg
Location of Wilsum within Grafschaft Bentheim district
Wilsum in NOH.svgOhneLageHalleRingeEsche
Germany adm location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Wilsum
Lower Saxony location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Wilsum
Coordinates: 52°31′N6°50′E / 52.517°N 6.833°E / 52.517; 6.833 Coordinates: 52°31′N6°50′E / 52.517°N 6.833°E / 52.517; 6.833
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Grafschaft Bentheim
Municipal assoc. Uelsen
Government
   Mayor Heinrich Mardink (CDU)
Area
  Total47.13 km2 (18.20 sq mi)
Elevation
42 m (138 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31) [1]
  Total1,616
  Density34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
49849
Dialling codes 0 59 45
Vehicle registration NOH
Website www.wilsum.de

Wilsum is a community in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony, Germany near the Dutch border, and it belongs to the Joint Community (Samtgemeinde) of Uelsen.

Contents

History

Wilsum had its first documentary mention in 851. Since the Middle Ages it has belonged to the County (now district) of Bentheim (Grafschaft Bentheim). In the Dutch Revolt, the community was very adversely affected in the years from 1580 to 1605; many inhabitants fled to the Netherlands. In 1725 a church was built.

Religion

Sightseeing

Related Research Articles

County of Bentheim (district) District in Lower Saxony, Germany

County of Bentheim is a district (Landkreis) in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the Dutch provinces of Overijssel and Drenthe, the district of Emsland, and the districts of Steinfurt and Borken in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Nordhorn Town in Lower Saxony, Germany

Nordhorn is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the district seat of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony's southwesternmost corner near the border with the Netherlands and the boundary with North Rhine-Westphalia.

Bad Bentheim Place in Lower Saxony, Germany

Bad Bentheim is a town in the southwestern part of Lower Saxony, Germany, in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim on the borders of North Rhine-Westphalia and the Netherlands roughly 15 km south of Nordhorn and 20 km northeast of Enschede. It is also a state-recognized thermal brine and sulphur spa town, hence the designation Bad (“Bath”). Also to be found in Bad Bentheim is the castle Burg Bentheim, the town's emblem.

County of Bentheim

The County of Bentheim was a state of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the south-west corner of today's Lower Saxony, Germany. The county's borders corresponded largely to those of the modern administrative district (Landkreis) of Grafschaft Bentheim.

Emlichheim Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

Emlichheim is a municipality in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony, Germany, roughly 20 km south of Emmen, and 25 km northwest of Nordhorn.

Neuenhaus Town in Lower Saxony, Germany

Neuenhaus is a town in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony, and is the seat of a like-named collective municipality Neuenhaus. Neuenhaus lies on the rivers Dinkel and Vechte near the border with the Netherlands and is roughly 10 km northwest of Nordhorn, and 30 km north of Enschede.

Schüttorf Town in Lower Saxony, Germany

Schüttorf is a town in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in southwesternmost Lower Saxony near the Dutch border and the boundary with Westphalia. The town of Schüttorf forms with the surrounding communities the Joint Community (Samtgemeinde) of Schüttorf. It is the district's oldest town. It lies on the river Vechte, roughly 5 km east of Bad Bentheim, and 20 km southeast of Nordhorn.

Uelsen Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

Uelsen is a community in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony.

Wietmarschen Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

Wietmarschen is a unitary community (Einheitsgemeinde) in the county 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.

Esche, Lower Saxony Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

Esche is a community in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony.

Georgsdorf Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

Georgsdorf is a community in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony.

Halle, Bentheim Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

Halle is a village in the Joint Community (Samtgemeinde) of Uelsen, in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony.

Hoogstede Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

Hoogstede is a community in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony.

Isterberg Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

The community of Isterberg in Lower Saxony’s district of Grafschaft Bentheim came into being in the 1970s through the amalgamation of the two former communities of Wengsel and Neerlage. It lies between Bad Bentheim and Nordhorn and belongs to the Joint Community (Samtgemeinde) of Schüttorf, whose administrative seat is in the like-named town.

Itterbeck Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

Itterbeck in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony is an old farming community that has developed into an independent community with almost 1,800 inhabitants (2005). Itterbeck belongs to the Joint Community (Samtgemeinde) of Uelsen, whose administrative seat is in the like-named community.

Laar Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

Laar is a community in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony. The community’s name comes from the Old Dutch for “glade in the woods”.

Lage, Lower Saxony Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

Lage is a community on the river Dinkel in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony with roughly 1,000 inhabitants. It belongs to the Joint Community (Samtgemeinde) of Neuenhaus.

Ohne, Germany Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

Ohne is a community in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Bad Bentheim station

Bad Bentheim is a railway station located in Bad Bentheim, Germany. The station was opened on 18 October 1865 and is located on the Almelo - Salzbergen railway. The train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn with NS International and the WestfalenBahn.

Bentheim may refer to:

References