Wisch is a former municipality 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

Gelderland Gelderland (), also known as Guelders () in English, is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by ...

. The municipality was created in 1818, in a merger of

Terborg Terborg is a small city in the Dutch province of Gelderland, in the Achterhoek region in the east of the Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Oude IJsselstreek. The city lies about 7 km southeast of Doetinchem. The population i ...

and

Varsseveld Varsseveld is a town in the Netherlands, located in the Dutch municipality of Oude IJsselstreek. History Middle Ages At the start of the twelfth century, Varsseveld was part of the County of Lohn, a county within the Holy Roman Empire with its se ...

, and existed until 2005, when it became a part of the new municipality of

Oude IJsselstreek Oude IJsselstreek () is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands. It was established on 1 January 2005 through a merger of the former municipalities Gendringen and Wisch. Geography and population centres The municipality belongs to the transit ...

. Besides the villages of Terborg and Varsseveld, the municipality also covered the villages and hamlets

Bontebrug Bontebrug is a village in the municipality of Oude IJsselstreek in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It's on the eastern bank of the river Oude IJssel south of Silvolde. On the other side of the river lies the village Ulft Ulft () is a town in ...

, Heelweg-Oost, Heelweg-West,

Silvolde Silvolde (West Low German: ''Sillevolde'') is a village in the Achterhoek and is part of the municipality Oude IJsselstreek. School There are several schools in Silvolde, those are: * de Plakkenberg (elementary school) * de Drie Linden (elementar ...

, Sinderen, and

Westendorp Westendorp is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Carlos Westendorp (born 1937), Spanish diplomat *Fiep Westendorp (1916–2004), Dutch illustrator * Gérard Daniel Westendorp (1813–1869), Belgian physician and botanist * Juvat W ...

. File:Kaart der gemeente Wisch, met vermelding van huis- en boerderijnamen.jpg, Map of municipality Wisch, with (farm)house names, 1850

References

Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2005 Populated places in Gelderland Former municipalities of Gelderland Oude IJsselstreek {{Gelderland-geo-stub