Wedde
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Wedde is a village in the Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 province of Groningen
Groningen (province)
Groningen [] is the northeasternmost province of the Netherlands. In the east it borders the German state of Niedersachsen , in the south Drenthe, in the west Friesland and in the north the Wadden Sea...

. It is located in the municipality of Bellingwedde
Bellingwedde
- Population centres :Bellingwolde, Blijham, Klein-Ulsda, Oudeschans, Rhederbrug, Veelerveen, Vriescheloo, Wedde and Wedderveer.-External links:*...

, about 9 km southeast of Winschoten
Winschoten
Winschoten is a former municipality and city in the northeast of the Netherlands.Population : 18.497; area: 22,24 km2.The origin of the name of Winschoten is not known but it has received nicknames. One of these is Molenstad . It has also been known, in living memory, as Sodom...

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Wedde was a separate municipality until 1968, when it was merged with Bellingwolde
Bellingwolde
Bellingwolde is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. The village is situated at the border of the Netherlands and Germany.Until 1968, Bellingwolde was a separate municipality. Since then, it has been a part of Bellingwedde....

 to form Bellingwedde
Bellingwedde
- Population centres :Bellingwolde, Blijham, Klein-Ulsda, Oudeschans, Rhederbrug, Veelerveen, Vriescheloo, Wedde and Wedderveer.-External links:*...

. The new name "Bellingwedde" is a combination of "Bellingwolde" and "Wedde".

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Map of the former municipality in 1868.
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