Wilsum, Germany

Coordinates: 52°31′N 6°50′E / 52.517°N 6.833°E / 52.517; 6.833
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Wilsum
Municipality
Coat of arms of Wilsum
Coat of arms
Location of Wilsum within Grafschaft Bentheim district
Grafschaft BentheimLower SaxonyNetherlandsEmslandNorth Rhine-WestphaliaBad BentheimOhneSamernSchüttorfSchüttorfQuendorfIsterbergEngdenNordhornWietmarschenGeorgsdorfOsterwaldLageHalleUelsenGeteloWielenItterbeckWielenRingeEmlichheimLaarWilsumGölenkampEscheNeuenhausHoogstede
Grafschaft Bentheim
Municipal assoc.Uelsen
Government
 • MayorHeinrich Mardink (CDU)
Area
 • Total47.13 km2 (18.20 sq mi)
Elevation
42 m (138 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total1,657
 • Density35/km2 (91/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
49849
Dialling codes0 59 45
Vehicle registrationNOH
Websitewww.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
.

History

Wilsum had its first documentary mention in 851. Since 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

  • Evangelical Reformed parish
  • Evangelical Old Reformed parish (regionally also known as Koksch)

Sightseeing

References

  1. Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen
    .
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