Westerwolde (municipality)
Westerwolde | |
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Location in Groningen | |
| Coordinates: 53°01′41″N 7°08′40″E / 53.0281°N 7.1445°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Groningen |
| Established | 1 January 2018 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Jaap Velema (D66) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www.westerwolde.nl |
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Westerwolde (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌʋɛstərˈʋɔldə]; Gronings: Westerwoolde) is a municipality in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands.
The municipalities of Bellingwedde and Vlagtwedde have merged into the new municipality of Westerwolde on 1 January 2018. The municipality continues to use both municipal halls in Sellingen and Wedde.