Getelo

Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Getelo within Grafschaft Bentheim district

52°28′00″N 06°50′59″E / 52.46667°N 6.84972°E / 52.46667; 6.84972CountryGermanyStateLower SaxonyDistrictGrafschaft Bentheim Municipal assoc.UelsenSubdivisions2 centresGovernment

• MayorJan-Hindrik SchipperArea

• Total20.24 km² (7.81 sq mi)Elevation

68 m (223 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[1]

• Total525 • Density26/km² (67/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

49843

Dialling codes0 59 42Vehicle registrationNOHWebsitewww.uelsen.de

Getelo is a community in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony.

Geography

Location

Getelo lies west of Nordhorn on the border with the Netherlands. It belongs to the Joint Community (Samtgemeinde) of Uelsen, whose administrative seat is in the like-named community.

Constituent communities

The community’s two centres are Getelo and Getelomoor.

Politics

Mayor

The honorary mayor Jan-Hindrik Schipper was elected on 9 September 2001.

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

Söven Pölle, barrows from the Bronze Age, are found in the community. The name gives the number as seven, although there were once as many as 26.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Various state highways and district roads join the community to Bundesstraße 403, about 10 km away.

References

^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.