Wietmarschen
Wietmarschen is a unitary municipality (Einheitsgemeinde) in the district 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. Geography Wietmarschen lies roughly west of Lingen, and northeast of Nordhorn. The community's highest elevation is the Rupingberg in Lohne at above sea level. There are plans to construct a viewing tower on it. Constituent communities The municipality is divided into six Ortsteile named Wietmarschen, Füchtenfeld, Schwartenpohl, Lohnerbruch, Nordlohne and Lohne. Religion The 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 faith Politics Municipal council Wietmarschen's council is made up of 28 councillors. CDU 22 seats SPD 5 seats FDP 1 seat (as of municipal election on 15 September 2016) The town hall is in Lohne. Mayor The full-time mayor Manfred Wellen was elected on 25 May 2014 with 64.25% of