Tubbergen (;

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and town in the

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in the eastern

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Geography

The following population centres can be found in Tubbergen:

Politics

At the 2022 municipal elections, the 19-seat municipal council of Tubbergen was composed as follows.

Society

The municipality has a high birth rate and the lowest divorce rate in the Netherlands. Politically, Tubbergen has one of the largest shares of

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voters at 61.29% in 2018, although this dropped to 29.33% in 2022. According to a 2009 survey by the

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, Tubbergen has the lowest crime rate of all municipalities in the Netherlands. According to the mayor, this is primarily because of a strong sense of community.

Notable people

Clemens Maria Franz von Bönninghausen Clemens Maria Franz (Friedrich) Freiherr (Baron) von Bönninghausen (Herinckhave near Fleringen, 12 March 1785 – Münster, 26 January 1864) was a lawyer, Dutch and Prussian civil servant, agriculturalist, botanist, physician and pioneer in th ...

(1785 near Fleringen – 1864) a lawyer, Dutch and Prussian civil servant, agriculturalist, botanist, physician and pioneer in the field of homeopathy *

Herman Schaepman Herman Johannes Aloysius Maria Schaepman (Tubbergen, Overijssel, 2 March 1844 – Rome, 21 January 1903) was a Dutch priest, politician and poet. Life Herman’s father was major Theodoor Eduard Johannes Schaepman. Schaepman went to primary sch ...

(1844 in Tubbergen – 1903) a Dutch priest, politician and poet *

Gerard Bruggink Gerardus Meinardus Bruggink (4 August 1917 – 5 December 2005) was a Dutch pilot of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force. A recipient of the Military Order of William, he was one of only four Dutch pilots to dogfight the Japanes ...

(1917 in Tubbergen – 2005) a Dutch pilot of the

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Sport

Berny Boxem-Lenferink Bernardina Maria "Berny" Boxem-Lenferink (; 12 May 1948 – 12 April 2023), was a Dutch middle-distance runner. She competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the 1500 metres event and finished in ninth place. She won a silver medal at the 1971 Int ...

(1948 in Tubbergen– 2023), middle-distance runner, competed at the

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Gerco Schröder Gerco Bernardus Schröder (born 28 July 1978, in Tubbergen) is a Dutch show jumping equestrian. He currently ranks third on the FEI Rolex Ranking List. Gerco Schröder represented the Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics where he took part ...

(born 1978 in Tubbergen), show jumping equestrian, participated at the

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* Nicole Oude Luttikhuis (born 1997 in Harbrinkhoek), volleyball player, participated in the Dutch national women's volleyball team

Gallery

File:35747 Tubbergen RK-kerk 08.JPG, Sint-Pancratius basiliek, Tubbergen File:Huis te Breckelenkamp.jpg, House in Breckelenkamp File:Reutum, Dubbele sluis1 kanaal Almelo - Nordhorn.jpg, Reutum, lock on the Almelo-Nordhorn canal File:Sint Pancratiuskerk Albergen.JPG, Sint Pancratiuskerk Albergen

References

External links

Official website
Municipalities of Overijssel Populated places in Overijssel Twente {{Overijssel-geo-stub