Mander (
Tweants
Tweants (Tweants pronunciation: ; nl, Twents ) is a group of non-standardised, closely related Westphalian, Dutch Low Saxon dialects, descending from Old Saxon. It is spoken daily by approximately 62% of the population of Twente, a region in t ...
: ) is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
in the
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
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 a part of the municipality of
Tubbergen
Tubbergen (; Tweants: ) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.
Geography
The following population centres can be found in Tubbergen:
Politics
As of the 2018 municipal election, the 19-seat municipal council of Tubbergen is co ...
, and lies about 15 km northeast of
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, ...
.
It was first mentioned in 797 as Manheri. The etymology is unclear. In 1840, it was home 440 people.
Among the points of special interest are two watermills, some hidden tumuli, and the land art project 'Mander Circles' by Paul de Kort.
The
crop circle
A crop circle, crop formation, or corn circle is a pattern created by flattening a crop, usually a cereal. The term was first coined in the early 1980s by Colin Andrews. Crop circles have been described as all falling "within the range of the ...
s are old, and have not been made by aliens, but were constructed in the 1920s by Jannink to improve efficiency. The circles had become overgrown, and were restored in 2000. They are best observed from the air.
Gallery
Mander 2 grafheuvels.JPG, Tumuli near mander
Aerial Twente (6775435956).jpg, Mander circles
Mander-cirkels-08.jpg, Mander circles
File:7663 Mander, Netherlands - panoramio (1).jpg, View on Mander
References
Populated places in Overijssel
Twente
Tubbergen
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