Wedde

Wedde () is a village in the municipality Westerwolde in the province Groningen in the Netherlands. It is located 9 km southeast of Winschoten. The castle Wedderborg is located in the village.

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Place details

Locality: Wedderveer
Region: Groningen
Country: Nederland
Population: 600
Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Wedde
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Kerk van Wedde.jpg
Settlement.image_alt: Red brick tower and ship with grey tile roofs
Settlement.image_caption: Church of Wedde in 2008
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the province of Groningen the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Groningen
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Westerwolde
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 0.72
Settlement.elevation_m: 3

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Wikidata facts

Population: 1273
Area: 16.36
Image: Kerk van Wedde.jpg

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Wedde () is a village in the municipality Westerwolde in the province Groningen in the Netherlands. It is located 9 km southeast of Winschoten. The castle Wedderborg is located in the village.

== History == Most of Westerwolde was a raised bog with few inhabitants, however it formed a natural border between Groningen, East Frisia and the Prince-Bishopric of Münster, and therefore changed ownership many times during its history.