Hoogstede
Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany
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Hoogstede (German pronunciation: [ˈhoːkˌʃteːdə]) is a community in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony, in north-western Germany.
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Location of Hoogstede
within Grafschaft Bentheim district  | |
 Location of Hoogstede | |
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| Coordinates: 52°34′59″N 06°57′00″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Grafschaft Bentheim |
| Municipal assoc. | Emlichheim |
| Subdivisions | 7 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jan Ensink (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 49.79 km2 (19.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 2,898 |
| • Density | 58.20/km2 (150.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 49846 |
| Dialling codes | 05944 |
| Vehicle registration | NOH |
| Website | www.hoogstede.de |
Geography
Location
Hoogstede lies northwest of Nordhorn on the German-Dutch border. The Vechte flows through town, and its tributary, the Lee empties into it here. The community belongs to the Joint Community (Samtgemeinde) of Emlichheim, whose administrative seat is in the like-named community.
Constituent communities
The community's seven centres are Hoogstede, Kalle, Tinholt, Arkel, Bathorn, Scheerhorn and Berge.
History
Hoogstede's history begins in 1821 when the Evangelical-Reformed parish's chapel was moved from Arkel to Hoogstede. In 1859, the Catholic church was built, and by and by a population centre developed. In 1953, the Evangelical-Old Reformed church was built, and in 1961 the Lutheran church.
Today, roughly 2,900 people live in Hoogstede and its outlying centres.
During World War II, the Stalag 308 prisoner-of-war camp was located in Bathorn from December 1944 until its liberation in April 1945.[2]
Religion
Hoogstede is home to four churches:
- Evangelical-Reformed
- Evangelical-Old Reformed
- Evangelical-Lutheran
- Catholic
Politics
Clubs and associations
Various clubs and associations have established themselves:
- Hoogsteder Sportverein (sport club)
- Landjugend Hoogstede (“rural youth”)
- Ortsfeuerwehr Hoogstede (fire brigade)
- DRK-Ortsverein Hoogstede (German Red Cross)
- Grafschafter Autocross Club GACC
- Heimatverein Hoogstede-Arkel (“homeland club”)
- Schützenverein Hoogstede (shooting club)
- Schützenverein Niedergrafschafter Edelweiß-Schützen Bathorn (shooting club)