 It contained the villages Bellingwolde, Blijham, Oudeschans, Veelerveen, Vriescheloo, and Wedde.After almost 50 year, Bellingwedde was disestablished in 2018, when the municipalities of Bellingwedde and Vlagtwedde had merged into Westerwolde.The name "Bellingwedde" is a portmanteau of "Bellingwolde" and "Wedde", which are the names of the two municipalities that were merged in 1968 to form Bellingwedde.