Tubbergen (; Tweants dialect: Tubbige) 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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| | Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) | 29.33 | |
| | Gemeentebelangen / VVD (GB/VVD) | 26.98 | |
| | Keerpunt22 | 19.79 | |
| | Lokaal Sterk | 17.77 | |
| | Labour Party (PvdA) | 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
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Herman Schaepman (1844 in Tubbergen – 1903) a Dutch priest, politician and poet
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Gerard Bruggink (1917 in Tubbergen – 2005) a Dutch pilot of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force
Sport
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Berny Boxem-Lenferink (1948 in Tubbergen– 2023), middle-distance runner, competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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Gerco Schröder (born 1978 in Tubbergen), show jumping equestrian, participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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Nicole Oude Luttikhuis (born 1997 in Harbrinkhoek), volleyball player, participated in the Dutch national women's volleyball team
Gallery
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
See also
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Jake Van Tubbergen (born 1998), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
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