Wietmarschen

Wietmarschen
Municipality
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Location of Wietmarschen within Grafschaft Bentheim district
Wietmarschen Wietmarschen
Coordinates: 52°31′59″N 07°07′59″E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Grafschaft Bentheim
Subdivisions	6 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2021–26)	Manfred Wellen (CDU)
Area
• Total	119.83 km2 (46.27 sq mi)
Elevation	21 m (69 ft)
Population  (2021-12-31)
• Total	12,507
• Density	100/km2 (270/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

Wietmarschen is a unitary community (Einheitsgemeinde) in the County of 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.

Geography

Wietmarschen is about 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

The community is divided into six districts named Wietmarschen, Füchtenfeld, Schwartenpohl, Lohnerbruch, Nordlohne and Lohne.

Partnership

Mortagne-au-Perche, France became a partner community of Wietmarschen on 2 July 1989.

Other websites

• Official website (in German)