Wielen

Wielen
Location of Wielen within Grafschaft Bentheim district
Location of Wielen
Wielen
Wielen
Coordinates: 52°33′N 6°43′E / 52.550°N 6.717°E / 52.550; 6.717
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictGrafschaft Bentheim
Municipal assoc.Uelsen
Subdivisions4 Ortsteile
Government
 • MayorGerold Stroeve
Area
 • Total
23.06 km2 (8.90 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (66 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[1]
 • Total
483
 • Density20.9/km2 (54.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
49847
Dialling codes0 59 48
Vehicle registrationNOH
Websitewww.uelsen.de

Wielen is a small village in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony, Germany, and belongs to the Joint Community (Samtgemeinde) of Uelsen. Wielen has 614 inhabitants. Within the village is found the Lower County’s oldest maintained school, het Schöltien.

Constituent communities

Along with the namesake Ortsteil, there are outlying centres named Balderhaar, Striepe and Vennebrügge.

References

  1. ^ "Tabelle EVAS 12411, Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022, Stand 31. Dezember 2024" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.