Twenterand (;

Twents Tweants (Tweants pronunciation: ; ) is a group of non-standardised Dutch Low Saxon dialects of the Low German language. It is spoken daily by approximately 62% of the population of Twente, a region in the eastern Dutch province of Overijsse ...

: ) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in the province of

Overijssel Overijssel (; ; ; ) is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the eastern part of the country. The province's name comes from the perspective of the Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht, Episcopal principality of Utrecht ...

in the eastern

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

. The name means "edge of

Twente Twente ( , Tweants dialect: ''Tweante'') is a region in the eastern Netherlands. It encompasses the most urbanised and easternmost part of the province of Overijssel. Twente is most likely named after the Tuihanti or Tvihanti, a Germanic people ...

" as it is situated on the northwestern fringe of the historical region of Twente. The municipality of Twenterand also had two

city hall In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or municipal hall (in the Philippines) is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually houses the city o ...

s, because of the merger between the former municipalities of

Vriezenveen Vriezenveen (West Low German, Lower Saxon: t Vjenne, Venne, Vjenne, Vreeznven or Vreeinvenne'') is a town in the municipality of Twenterand in the Dutch province of Overijssel. The population was 13,800 on January 1, 2020. Until July 1, 2002, ...

and

Den Ham Den Ham ɛn ɦɑmis a village in the Netherlands, 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 V ...

in 2001. The city hall in Vriezenveen remained. The extended municipality of Vriezenveen is called Twenterand since 2003. The former municipal area of Vriezenveen belongs to the region of

and the former municipal area of Den Ham partly to the region of

Salland Salland (; Low Saxon: ''Sallaand'') is a historical dominion in the west and north of the present Dutch province of Overijssel. Nowadays Salland is usually used to indicate a region corresponding to the part of the former dominion more or less to ...

and partly to the region of Twente.

Population centres

''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Twenterand, June 2015''

Transportation

Geerdijk railway station Geerdijk was a railway station in Geerdijk, 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 level crossin ...

* Vriezenveen railway station * Vroomshoop railway station

Notable people

* Louis Reijtenbagh (born 1946 in Den Ham) a Dutch businessman, investor, a retired general practitioner and art collector * Sabine Uitslag (born 1973 in Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk) a former Dutch politician * Manon Fokke (born 1976 in Vriezenveen) a Dutch politician * Sanne Nijhof (born 1987 in Den Ham) a Dutch model

Sport

Berend Veneberg Berend Veneberg (born 5 November 1963 in Den Ham) is a former strongman (strength athlete), strongman and powerlifter from the Netherlands. He finished 5th at the World's Strongest Man games in 1993, 9th in 1998, 6th in 1999, 1st at Europe's Str ...

(born 1963 in Den Ham) a former strongman and powerlifter *

Jarno Hams Jarno Hams (born 1974) is a Strongman (strength athlete), strongman from the Netherlands. He participated in the World's Strongest Man in 2002 and 2003, but failed to qualify for the finals both times. Hams is a ...

(born 1974 in Hengelo) a strongman *

Johan Kenkhuis Johan Kenkhuis (born 7 May 1980 in Vriezenveen, Overijssel) is an Olympic Games, Olympic medal winning Netherlands, Dutch swimmer. From a young age, Kenkhuis had a strong interest in swimming. In 1998, he won gold medals in both the 100 meter a ...

(born 1980 in Vriezenveen) swimmer, won bronze at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

Christian Kist Christian Kist (born 21 April 1986) is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. In 2012, he won the BDO World Darts Championship, defeating Tony O'Shea in the final. Career BDO Kist reached ...

(born 1986 in Mariënberg) a Dutch professional darts player * Maayke Heuver (born 1990 in Vriezenveen) a former Dutch footballer, 154 caps for

FC Twente Football Club Twente (), sometimes known internationally as FC Twente Enschede, is a Dutch professional Association football, football club from the city of Enschede. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Dutch champions Sportclub E ...

and 17 for NL women's team

Gallery

File:Ned. Hervormde Kerk Vriezenveen.JPG, Ned. Hervormde Kerk Vriezenveen File:De Veene-leiding loopt hier over in de Linderbeek - Vroomshoop - 20536800 - RCE.jpg, De Veene-leiding loopt hier over in de Linderbeek - Vroomshoop File:Den Ham Klokkenstoel.JPG, Den Ham, klokkenstoel File:Vriezenveen, Netherlands - panoramio - Roland Meijerink.jpg, Vriezenveen

References

External links

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Official website
{{Authority control Salland Twente Municipalities of Overijssel Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 2003