Wielen
Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany
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Wielen is a small village in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony, Germany, and belongs to the Joint Community (Samtgemeinde) of Uelsen. Wielen has 614 inhabitants. Within the village is found the Lower County’s oldest maintained school, het Schöltien.
Wielen | |
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Location of Wielen
within Grafschaft Bentheim district  | |
 Location of Wielen | |
 Wielen  Wielen | |
| Coordinates: 52°33′N 6°43′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Grafschaft Bentheim |
| Municipal assoc. | Uelsen |
| Subdivisions | 4 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gerold Stroeve |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.06 km2 (8.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 483 |
| • Density | 20.9/km2 (54.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 49847 |
| Dialling codes | 0 59 48 |
| Vehicle registration | NOH |
| Website | www.uelsen.de |
Constituent communities
Along with the namesake Ortsteil, there are outlying centres named Balderhaar, Striepe and Vennebrügge.