Wilsum, Germany

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Wappen =
lat_deg = 52 |lat_min = 31
lon_deg = 6 |lon_min = 50
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Niedersachsen
Landkreis = Grafschaft Bentheim
Samtgemeinde = Uelsen
Höhe = 42
Fläche = 47.13
Einwohner = 1718
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 49849
PLZ-alt = 4459
Vorwahl = 0 59 45
Kfz = NOH
Gemeindeschlüssel = 03 4 56 026
Straße = Echtelerstr. 4
Website = [http://www.uelsen.de/samtgem/fwilsum.HTML www.uelsen.de]
Bürgermeister = Heinrich Mardink

Wilsum is a community in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony, Germany near the Dutch border, and it belongs to the Joint Community ("Samtgemeinde") of Uelsen.

History

Wilsum had its first documentary mention in 851. Since the Middle Ages it has belonged to the County (now district) of Bentheim (Grafschaft Bentheim). In the Dutch Revolt, the community was very adversely affected in the years from 1580 to 1605; many inhabitants fled to the Netherlands. In 1725 a church was built.

Religion

* Evangelical Reformed parish
* Evangelical Old Reformed parish (regionally also known as "Koksch")

Sightseeing

* Schoneveld's Mill, a watermill believed to have been built in the 13th century