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

Getelo
Coat of arms of Getelo
Location of Getelo within Grafschaft Bentheim district
Grafschaft BentheimLower SaxonyNetherlandsEmslandNorth Rhine-WestphaliaBad BentheimOhneSamernSchüttorfSchüttorfQuendorfIsterbergEngdenNordhornWietmarschenGeorgsdorfOsterwaldLageHalleUelsenGeteloWielenItterbeckWielenRingeEmlichheimLaarWilsumGölenkampEscheNeuenhausHoogstede
Getelo is located in Germany
Getelo
Getelo
Getelo is located in Lower Saxony
Getelo
Getelo
Coordinates: 52°28′00″N 06°50′59″E / 52.46667°N 6.84972°E / 52.46667; 6.84972
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictGrafschaft Bentheim
Municipal assoc.Uelsen
Subdivisions2 centres
Government
 • MayorJan-Hindrik Schipper
Area
 • Total20.24 km2 (7.81 sq mi)
Elevation
68 m (223 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total525
 • Density26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
49843
Dialling codes0 59 42
Vehicle registrationNOH
Websitewww.uelsen.de

Geography

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Location

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Getelo lies west of Nordhorn on the border with the Netherlands. It belongs to the Joint Community (Samtgemeinde) of Uelsen, whose administrative seat is in the like-named community.

Constituent communities

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The community’s two centres are Getelo and Getelomoor.

Politics

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Mayor

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The honorary mayor Jan-Hindrik Schipper was elected on 9 September 2001.

Culture and sightseeing

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Buildings

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Söven Pölle, barrows from the Bronze Age, are found in the community. The name gives the number as seven, although there were once as many as 26.

Economy and infrastructure

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Transport

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Various state highways and district roads join the community to Bundesstraße 403, about 10 km away.

References

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  1. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
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