Getelo
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| Getelo | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Grafschaft Bentheim |
| Municipal assoc. | Uelsen |
| Local subdivisions | 2 centres |
| Mayor | Jan- Hindrik Schipper |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 20.24 km² (7.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 68 m (223 ft) |
| Population | 663 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 33 /km² (85 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | NOH |
| Postal code | 49843 |
| Area codes | 0 59 42 |
| Website | www.uelsen.de/samtgem/fgetelo.HTML |
Getelo is a community in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] 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.
[edit] Constituent communities
The community’s two centres are Getelo and Getelomoor.
[edit] Politics
[edit] Mayor
The honorary mayor Jan-Hindrik Schipper was elected on 9 September 2001.
[edit] Culture and sightseeing
[edit] 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.
[edit] Economy and infrastructure
[edit] Transport
Various state highways and district roads join the community to Bundesstraße 403, about 10 km away.
[edit] External links
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
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