Getelo

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Wappen =
lat_deg = 52 |lat_min = 28 |lat_sec = 00
lon_deg = 06 |lon_min = 50 |lon_sec = 59
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Niedersachsen
Landkreis = Grafschaft Bentheim
Samtgemeinde = Uelsen
Höhe = 68
Fläche = 20.24
Einwohner = 663
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 49843
Vorwahl = 0 59 42
Kfz = NOH
Gemeindeschlüssel = 03 4 56 006
Gliederung = 2 centres
Straße = Ringstr. 84
Website = [http://www.uelsen.de/samtgem/fgetelo.HTML www.uelsen.de/samtgem/fgetelo.HTML]
Bürgermeister = Jan- Hindrik Schipper

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

Geography

Location

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

The community’s two centres are Getelo and Getelomoor.

Politics

Mayor

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

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

"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

Transport

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

External links

* [http://www.uelsen.de/ Joint community’s webpage]