Wedde

Wedde
Village
Red brick tower and ship with grey tile roofs
Church of Wedde in 2008
Wedde is located in Groningen (province)
Wedde
Wedde
Location in the province of Groningen the Netherlands
Wedde is located in Netherlands
Wedde
Wedde
Wedde (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°4′10″N 7°4′45″E / 53.06944°N 7.07917°E / 53.06944; 7.07917
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGroningen
MunicipalityWesterwolde
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
600
 • Density830/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Postal code
9698[3]
Area code0597[4]
ISO 3166 codeNL-GR

Wedde (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɛdə]) is a village in the municipality Westerwolde in the province Groningen in the Netherlands. It is located 9 km southeast of Winschoten. The castle Wedderborg is located in the village.

History

Most of Westerwolde was a raised bog with few inhabitants, however it formed a natural border between Groningen, East Frisia and the Prince-Bishopric of Münster, and therefore changed ownership many times during its history.[5]

Wedde was located on the road between Groningen and Germany, and dates from the 12th century. The Westerwoldsche Aa [nl] flows through the village.[6] In 1316, Westerwolde became part of Münster.[7] In 1362, Egge I Addinga was given the heerlijkheid Westerwolde by the bishop of Münster,[6] and started constructing the Wedderborg, a castle, in Wedde around 1370.[8]

In 1619, Westerwolde was purchased by the city of Groningen, and Wedde remained subordinate to the city until 1798.[6] It remained a separate municipality until 1968, when it was merged with Bellingwolde to form Bellingwedde.[9] The new name Bellingwedde is a contraction of Bellingwolde and Wedde. In 2018, it became part of the new municipality of Westerwolde.[10]

Geselberg

Geselberg (literally: Scourge Mountain) is a hill near Wedde. Between 1587 and 1597, witch trials were held at Wedderborg, and 21 women and 1 man were burned at the stake at Geselberg.[11][12] In 1597, witch trials were outlawed in the Dutch Republic,[8] and Geselberg was only used for hangings and flagellation.[11]

Geography

Wedde is located centeṛ̣ west of the municipality Westerwolde, in the east of the province Groningen, in the northeast of the Netherlands. Wedde is an administrative neighbourhood (Dutch: buurt) in the district (Dutch: wijk) of Blijham.

References

  1. ^ a b "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau Statistics. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 9698AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  3. ^ (in Dutch) Resultaten voor "Wedde,", Postcode.nl. Retrieved on 26 January 2014.
  4. ^ (in Dutch) Netnummer zoeken, Telefoonboek.nl. Retrieved on 26 January 2014.
  5. ^ Bosgra, W.H. (1930). Uit Pekela's verleden (in Dutch). Oude Pekela: Feringa. pp. 9–11. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  6. ^ a b c Redmer Alma (1998). Wedde. Zwolle: Waanders Uitgevers. p. 223. ISBN 90 400 9258 3.
  7. ^ Bert Roossien. "Korte Kroniek van Westerwolde". Vereninging Westerwolde (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Burcht te Wedde heeft een verleden dat vol geweld zit". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 20 August 1988. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  9. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
  10. ^ "Wedde". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Wandeling door o.a. Wessinghuizen". Onstwedde (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  12. ^ Memorial stone at Geselberg Ricque Sebens was found guilty of witchcraft, but was released after paying a 200 Emder guilders fine. Johan Tonnis was a man found guilty of witchcraft. Temmeke Johans was found not guilty. Geertken Johans committed suicide prior to execution
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