- Hoogstede
Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Wappen = Wappen Hoogstede.png
lat_deg = 52 |lat_min = 34 |lat_sec = 59
lon_deg = 06 |lon_min = 57 |lon_sec = 00
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Niedersachsen
Landkreis = Grafschaft Bentheim
Samtgemeinde = Emlichheim
Höhe = 14
Fläche = 49.77
Einwohner = 2925
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 49846
Vorwahl = 05944
Kfz = NOH
Gemeindeschlüssel = 03 4 56 009
Gliederung = 7Ortsteil e
Straße = Bahnhofstraße 5
Website = [http://www.hoogstede.de/ www.hoogstede.de]
Bürgermeister = Jan Ensink
Partei = CDUHoogstede is a community in the district of
Grafschaft Bentheim inLower Saxony .Geography
Location
Hoogstede lies northwest of
Nordhorn on the German-Dutchborder . TheVechte flows through town, and its tributary, the Lee empties into it here. The community belongs to the Joint Community ("Samtgemeinde") ofEmlichheim , whose administrative seat is in the like-named community.Constituent communities
The community’s seven centres are Hoogstede, Kalle, Tinholt, Arkel, Bathorn, Scheerhorn and Berge.
History
Hoogstede’s history begins in 1821 when the Evangelical-Reformed parish’s
chapel was moved from Arkel to Hoogstede. In 1859, the Catholic church was built, and by and by a population centre developed. In 1953, the Evangelical-Old Reformed church was built, and in 1961 the Lutheran church.Today, roughly 2,900 people live in Hoogstede and its outlying centres.
Religion
Hoogstede is home to four churches:
* Evangelical-Reformed
* Evangelical-Old Reformed
* Evangelical-Lutheran
* CatholicPolitics
Municipal council
Hoogstede’s council is made up of 13 councillors.
*CDU 10 seats
*SPD 2 seats
*FDP 1 seat(as of municipal election on10 September 2006 )Mayor
The honorary mayor Jan Ensink was elected on
14 November 2006 at the municipal council’s constitutive meeting.Clubs and associations
Various clubs and associations have established themselves:
* Hoogsteder Sportverein (sport club )
* Landjugend Hoogstede (“rural youth”)
* Ortsfeuerwehr Hoogstede (fire brigade )
* DRK-Ortsverein Hoogstede (German Red Cross )
* GrafschafterAutocross Club GACC
* Heimatverein Hoogstede-Arkel (“homeland club”)
* Schützenverein Hoogstede (shooting club)
* Schützenverein Niedergrafschafter Edelweiß-Schützen Bathorn (shooting club)External links
* [http://www.hoogstede.de/ Hoogstede’s website]
* [http://www.emlichheim.de/ Joint community’s webpage]
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