Uelsen
Uelsen (German pronunciation: [ˈʔʏlsn̩]) is a community in the County of Bentheim in Lower Saxony.
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Uelsen within Grafschaft Bentheim district | |
| Coordinates: 52°30′N 6°52′E / 52.500°N 6.867°ECoordinates: 52°30′N 6°52′E / 52.500°N 6.867°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Grafschaft Bentheim |
| Municipal assoc. | Uelsen |
| Subdivisions | 5 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bernd Wever (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.46 km2 (7.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 49843 |
| Vehicle registration | NOH |
| Website | www.uelsen.de |
Geography
The community of Uelsen is in westernmost Lower Saxony, on the border with the Kingdom of the Netherlands, roughly 30 km north of Enschede and 15 km northwest of Nordhorn.
References
Further reading
- Weiss, Helmuth (2005). Grafschaft Bentheim: Bad Bentheim - Nordhorn - Schüttorf -Neuenhaus -Uelsen - Emlichheim - Wietmarschen. Bremen: Edition Temmen. ISBN 3-86108-941-6. (English-French-Dutch-German)
- Herbert Wagner: Die Gestapo war nicht allein... Politische Sozialkontrolle und Staatsterror im deutsch-niederländischen Grenzgebiet 1929 - 1945. LIT Verlag. Münster 2004 (contains among other things Uelsen in National Socialist times, persecution of the church, Oostergetelo).