Geerdijk is a village in the
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province of
Overijssel
Overijssel (, ; nds, Oaveriessel ; german: Oberyssel) is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the eastern part of the country. The province's name translates to "across the IJssel", from the perspective of the ...
. It is located in the municipality of
Twenterand
Twenterand (; Twents: ) is a municipality in the province of Overijssel in the eastern Netherlands. The name means "edge of Twente" as it is situated on the northwestern fringe of the historical region of Twente.
The municipality of Twenterand als ...
. It became a village in 2009.
History
Geerdijk was founded in the mid-19th century along the canal Almelo–De Haandrik as a
peat
Peat (), also known as turf (), is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. The peatland ecosystem covers and is the most efficien ...
excavation village.
It was a Catholic enclave which was settled by colonists from neighbouring Germany and the area around
Slagharen
Slagharen is a village in the municipality of Hardenberg in the province of Overijssel, Netherlands. The village started as a peat excavation village. It is known for the Attractiepark Slagharen, an amusement park.
History
In 1832, the Lutterhoo ...
and
Dedemsvaart
Dedemsvaart ("Dedem's Canal") (Dutch Low Saxon: ''De Voart'') is a town in Overijssel, the Netherlands.
Overview
The town is located along an old canal, also called , which is the source of the village's name. The canal lost its commercial imp ...
. In 1868, an independent parish was established.
In 1906, the
Geerdijk railway station
Geerdijk was a railway station in Geerdijk, Netherlands, The Netherlands. The station was opened on 1 October 1906 and is on the Mariënberg–Almelo railway. The station was on a single track line but had 2 platforms. This is because there is a le ...
opened on the
Mariënberg–
Almelo
Almelo () is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. The main population centres in the town are Aadorp, Almelo, Mariaparochie, and Bornerbroek.
Almelo has about 72,000 inhabitants in the middle of the rolling countryside of Twente, ...
railway, and closed on 29 April 2016. It was closed, because there were not enough passengers and
Arriva
Arriva plc is a British multinational public transport company headquartered in Sunderland, England.[Hardenberg
Hardenberg (; nds-nl, Haddenbarreg or '' 'n Arnbarg'') is a city and municipality in the province of Overijssel, Eastern Netherlands. The municipality of Hardenberg has a population of about 60,000, with about 19,000 living in the city. It recei ...]
.
Geerdijk used to be part of the municipality of
Den Ham
Den Ham ɛn ɦɑmis a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Twenterand, about 15 km northwest of Almelo.
Den Ham was a separate municipality until 2001, when it became a part of Vriezenveen. It ...
. In 2001, it was merged into
Twenterand
Twenterand (; Twents: ) is a municipality in the province of Overijssel in the eastern Netherlands. The name means "edge of Twente" as it is situated on the northwestern fringe of the historical region of Twente.
The municipality of Twenterand als ...
.
It was considered a hamlet of
Vroomshoop
Vroomshoop is a town located at the center of the municipality Twenterand in the Dutch province of Overijssel and was founded around 1859. The earliest inhabitants lived from the peat that was found in the nearby area.
Farmers from the Groningen ...
. In 2009, Geerdijk separated from Vroomshoop, and became a village.
Gallery
File:Geerdijk nooorderweg oudste nog bestaande woning.jpg, Oldest extant house from 1878
File:Geerdijk kerk.jpg, Church of Geerdijk
File:Station Geerdijk.jpg, Geerdijk railway station
File:Geerdijk repos ailleurs 01.jpg, Repos Ailleurs
References
Populated places in Overijssel
Salland
Twenterand
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