Tubbergen (; Tweants: ) is a municipality and town in the province of Overijssel in the eastern Netherlands.

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.

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! rowspan="2" colspan="2" width="300"| Party

! colspan="2"| Popular vote

! rowspan="2"| Seats

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! width="85"| Votes

! width="50"| %

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| style="color:inherit;background:"|

| align="left"| Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA)

| 3,230 || 29.33

|

|-

| style="color:inherit;background:"|

| align="left"| Gemeentebelangen / VVD (GB/VVD)

| 2,972 || 26.98

|

|-

| style="color:inherit;background:#ef7c00"|

| align="left"| Keerpunt22

| 2,180 || 19.79

|

|-

| style="color:inherit;background:#ef7c00"|

| align="left"| Lokaal Sterk

| 1,957 || 17.77

|

|-

| style="color:inherit;background:"|

| align="left"| Labour Party (PvdA)

| 675 || 6.13

|

|}

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 Christian Democratic Appeal voters at 61.29% in 2018, although this dropped to 29.33% in 2022.

According to a 2009 survey by the Algemeen Dagblad, 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

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  • Clemens Maria Franz von Bönninghausen (1785 near Fleringen – 1864) a lawyer, Dutch and Prussian civil servant, agriculturalist, botanist, physician and pioneer in the field of homeopathy
  • Herman Schaepman (1844 in Tubbergen – 1903) a Dutch priest, politician and poet
  • Gerard Bruggink (1917 in Tubbergen – 2005) a Dutch pilot of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force

Sport

  • Berny Boxem-Lenferink (1948 in Tubbergen– 2023), middle-distance runner, competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics
  • Gerco Schröder (born 1978 in Tubbergen), show jumping equestrian, participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  • Nicole Oude Luttikhuis (born 1997 in Harbrinkhoek), volleyball player, participated in the Dutch national women's volleyball team

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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

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See also

  • Jake Van Tubbergen (born 1998), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League

References

  • Official website