Hoogstede

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Wappen = Wappen Hoogstede.pnglat_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 = 7 Ortsteile
Straße = Bahnhofstraße 5
Website = [http://www.hoogstede.de/ www.hoogstede.de]
Bürgermeister = Jan Ensink
Partei = CDU

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

Geography

Location

Hoogstede lies northwest of Nordhorn on the German-Dutch border. The Vechte flows through town, and its tributary, the Lee empties into it here. The community belongs to the Joint Community ("Samtgemeinde") of Emlichheim, 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
* Catholic

Politics

Municipal council

Hoogstede’s council is made up of 13 councillors.
*CDU 10 seats
*SPD 2 seats
*FDP 1 seat(as of municipal election on 10 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)
* Grafschafter Autocross 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]