Wietmarschen

Wietmarschen is a unitary community in the county of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is split into the villages of Wietmarschen, Füchtenfeld, Schwartenpohl, Lohnerbruch, Nordlohne and Lohne with Lohne being the biggest and having the town hall while Wietmarschen, which is the second biggest, having the name.GeographyWietmarschen lies roughly 8km west of Lingen, and 13km northeast of Nordhorn. The community’s highest elevation is the Rupingberg in Lohne at 50m above sea level. There are plans to construct a viewing tower on it.Constituent communitiesThe community is divided into six Ortsteile named Wietmarschen, Füchtenfeld, Schwartenpohl, Lohnerbruch, Nordlohne and Lohne.ReligionThe community of Wietmarschen diverges sharply from the rest of the district with regard to religion in that it has a largely Catholic character. In February 2006, the community’s religious affiliations broke down thus: 74.3% Roman Catholic 12.6% Evangelical Lutheran 3.9% Evangelical Reformed 9.2% other faiths, or no faithPoliticsMunicipal councilWietmarschen’s council is made up of 28 councillors. CDU 22 seatsSPD 5 seatsFDP 1 seat(as of municipal election on 15 September 2016)