Geesteren (
Tweants: ) is a village in the eastern
Netherlands
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. It is located in the municipality of
Tubbergen,
Overijssel about 9 km northeast of
Almelo
Almelo () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, 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 ...
.
It was first mentioned in 1268 as Geysteren. The etymology is unclear.
Around 1800, it developed into a village around the Catholic church.
In 1840, Geesteren together with
Harbrinkhoek
Harbrinkhoek ( Tweants: ) is a village in the Dutch 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 ...
and
Langeveen were home to 1,329 people.
The Roman Catholic church, St. Pancratius, is named after
Pancras of Rome
Pancras (Latin: ''Sanctus Pancratius'') was a Roman citizen who converted to Christianity and was beheaded for his faith at the age of fourteen, around the year 304. His name is Greek (Παγκράτιος) and means "the one that holds everythi ...
, and dates from 1926.
Every year an international concours hippique is organised at Erve Maathuis mainly focussing on
show jumping. In 2019 this 'CSI Twente' celebrated its 45th anniversary.
A landmark alongside the main road is the windmill 'Grote Geesterse Molen' which dates from 1867.
Gallery
Brager.jpg, Old style farmhouse with barn
Vermolen-20200913a.jpg, Monument for a vanished mill
Achtkante beltmolen schuin van opzij gefotografeerd - AMR Molenfoto - 20541327 - RCE.jpg, Grote Geesterse Molen
File:Concours Hippique Twente, Bestanddeelnr 901-8083.jpg, Concours Hippique (1946)
References
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Populated places in Overijssel
Tubbergen