| Tubbergen |
| — Municipality — |
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Old town hall |
Flag |
Coat of arms |
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| Country |
Netherlands |
| Province |
Overijssel |
| Area(2006) |
| • Total |
147.40 km2 (56.91 sq mi) |
| • Land |
146.98 km2 (56.75 sq mi) |
| • Water |
0.42 km2 (0.16 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January, 2007) |
| • Total |
20,722 |
| • Density |
141/km2 (370/sq mi) |
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Source: CBS, Statline. |
| Time zone |
CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) |
CEST (UTC+2) |
Tubbergen (
pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.
[edit] Population centres
Albergen, Fleringen, Geesteren, Haarle, Harbrinkhoek, Hezingen, Langeveen, Mander, Manderveen, Mariaparochie, Reutum, Tubbergen and Vasse.
[edit] Religion
Tubbergen can be characterised as the most Roman Catholic municipality in the Netherlands. Church attendance at regular Sundays is substantial. The municipality has a high birth rate and the lowest divorce rate in the Netherlands. Politically, the Catholic nature of the municipality is expressed by Tubbergen having the largest share of CDA voters (66,59%)
[edit] 2009 crime survey
According to the 2009 survey by the Algemeen Dagblad, Tubbergen has the lowest crime rate of all municipalities in the Netherlands. According to the mayor, this is primarily because there exists a strong sense of community in Tubbergen.
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Coordinates: 52°25′N 6°47′E / 52.417°N 6.783°E / 52.417; 6.783
pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.
