Twenterand

Twenterand municipality

flag	coat of arms
province	Overijssel
mayor	Annelies van der Kolk ( CU )
Seat of the municipality	Vriezenveen
Area  - land  - water	108.17  km 2 106.29 km 2 1.88 km 2
CBS code	1700
Residents	33,785 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density	312 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates	52 ° 24 '  N , 6 ° 37'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 24 '  N , 6 ° 37'  E
Important traffic route
prefix	0546
Postcodes	7670-7675, 7680-7684
Website	Homepage of Twenterand

Twenterand ( listen ^{? / I} ) is a municipality in the Netherlands , province of Overijssel . Their total area is 118.2 km². According to the Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, it had 33,785 inhabitants on January 31, 2019 .

places

The municipality includes the places Vriezenveen as the seat of the municipal administration, Den Ham, Vroomshoop, Bruinehaar, Geerdijk and Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk.

Location and economy

The municipality is located north of Almelo in a moor area . It is crossed by the Mariënberg-Almelo railway line with several stops. Almelo and Nijverdal are nearby centers. Many farmers and commuters who work in Almelo live in the community. All villages also have an industrial park with a few dozen small industrial and commercial enterprises.

history

Den Ham originated in the Middle Ages on the Almelo- Ommen trade route . It was known for its many hostels in the 17th century. Den Ham has remained a traditional farming village.

Vriezenveen originated in the Middle Ages when the lord of Almelo Castle let Frisians settle his lands here . They drained raised bogs to dig up peat . This trade determined the economy of the area until around 1925. There was little income for the inhabitants with the peat. From around 1700 many began a life as peddlers with textiles, shoelaces, tobacco etc., initially only in the region and in Lower Saxony. This also resulted in a trade with Saint Petersburg in Russia . The "Rusluie" (Russian people) traveled there in three weeks via Berlin and Königsberg in East Prussia . Vriezenveen traders soon founded companies in this city and even enjoyed the czar's customers and his court. The merchants had their own church in Saint Petersburg, where they preached in the Vriezenveen dialect. Some Vriezenveen traders even owned a villa there. Trade declined around 1890, and with the October Revolution of 1917 this era was over: all Vriezenveen people returned to their village.

In the 19th and early 20th centuries the bog colonies of Vroomshoop (around 1860, after the construction of a canal), Westerhaar, Geerdijk and others were established. After all the peat had been cut, the land was used as arable land. Most of the residents have been living from agriculture since then.

On June 1, 2002, the municipality of Vriezenveen was renamed Twenterand .

Attractions

Den Ham has a lovely village church with a very old tower.

In Vriezenveen there is a small museum (Oud Vriezenveen) with exhibits and photos, among other things about the "Rusluie" and the peculiar dialect of the village. The open-air museum (Veenmuseum) is a reminder of peat extraction.

A remnant of the old high moor "Engbertsdijksvenen" has been preserved as a nature reserve. It can be visited from time to time with a nature guide.

Web links

Commons : Twenterand  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the municipality (Dutch)
• Veenmuseum website (Dutch)
• Website of the Vriezenveen Heimatverein , which manages the Museum Oud Vriezenveen (Dutch)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)