Sellingen is a village in the municipality in the region Vlagtwedde Westerwolde the Diamonds Aa . And has a footprint of approximately 9.95 hectares. It is a esdorp and it has a distinctive green for these villages. Sellingen is in the Middle Ages. The Reformation had its own parish that marks Sellingen, Laude and Ter Haar included. The Dutch Reformed Church is probably in the 14th century.
Sellingen is located in the beautiful area Westerwolde. Although traces of habitation in this region date back to about 5000 BC, is Westerwolde always remained a sparsely populated area.
The major part of the area consisted of a peat bog substantially impervious, the Bourtanger Moor. The first inhabitants settled on the higher ground along the Mussel A and A. Glass
In the Middle Ages these settlements grew into so-called esdorp as Onstwedde, Vlagtwedde, and Sellingen. From here, the inhabitants of the forest land use in their fields, the ash. Thus arose the subdued esgehuchtjes Smeerling, Ter Borg and Ter Wupping. These villages around Sellingen seem to stand still in time.
A beautiful historic landmark in Sellingen the early gothic church, probably from the 14th century. The roof is covered with old concave and convex tiles - called monks and nuns.
The year 1890 is for the development of Sellingen, originally a purely agricultural town of great importance. In that year, because this village, because of its central location within the city, designated as administrative center of the very large congregation. Partly as a result, including the basis for the services, such as medium-sized companies, over the years broadened considerably.
