Wierden

Wierden municipality

flag	coat of arms
province	Overijssel
mayor	Doret Tigchelaar-van Oene ( VVD )
Seat of the municipality	Wierden
Area  - land  - water	95.23  km 2 94.68 km 2 0.56 km 2
CBS code	0189
Residents	24,348 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density	256 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates	52 ° 21 ′  N , 6 ° 35 ′  E Coordinates: 52 ° 21 ′  N , 6 ° 35 ′  E
Important traffic route
prefix	0546, 0547
Postcodes	7465-7469, 7640-7649
Website	Homepage of Wierden

Wierden ( listen ^{? / I} ) is a municipality in the Dutch province of Overijssel .

Location and economy

The municipality includes the village of Wierden , which is 5 km west of Almelo , and the somewhat remote village of Enter , 5 km east of Rijssen . There are also Hoge Hexel (1000 inhabitants), with a large campsite, and a few smaller villages.

The municipal administration is located in Wierden, where around 14,500 people live, mainly commuters who work in Almelo. Wierden has a train station on the Almelo – Zwolle and Almelo – Deventer railway lines . The village church has a very old tower.

In Enter (7500 inhabitants) are still clogs (Dutch " klompen ") made. The village is dominated by agriculture. It is on the small Regge river . One of the sailing ships formerly used on the rivers for freight traffic, called "zomp", can be seen in the village.

history

Wierden, church

In the Middle Ages arose Enter and Wierden, which was then called Wederden, amidst a westerly Almelo Moores , the few months of the year was under water. Wierden was on an old post, trade and military road and had several hostels during this time. Enter developed into a boatmen's village with a harbor and shipyards, as the Regge was easier to navigate back then than it is now, and the ships were also smaller. From around 1800 decay set in, which was offset by the manufacture of wooden shoes. The wood required was imported from Ahaus in Westphalia. The geese trade was also important in the 19th century . The people of Wierden found work in the textile industry in the surrounding towns.

politics

The municipal council of Wierden has 19 chairs.

Municipal council
Partij	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010
CDA	10	9	9	9	7th
Platform Prog Wierden *	3	3	3	4th	4th
ChristenUnie *	3	3	3	3	2
Gemeente Belangen- VVD	3	4th	4th	3	2
Nieuw Enter Wierden	-	-	-	-	4th
Total	19th	19th	19th	19th	19th

• In cooperation with the PVDA , GroenLinks and D66

The mayor of Wierden is Doret Tigchelaar-van Oene from the VVD.

Town twinning

Wierden maintains partnership relationships with the Belgian municipality of Maldegem and the German city of Lampertheim in the Bergstrasse district .

sons and daughters of the town

• Jos Lammertink (* 1958), racing cyclist
• Johanna ter Steege (* 1961), actress
• Berthil ter Avest (* 1970), former football player
• Thomas Bruns (* 1992), football player
• Annefleur Kalvenhaar (1994–2014), cyclist
• Hidde ter Avest (born 1997), football player

Web links

Commons : Wierden  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the municipality (Dutch)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Dick Janssen: Wierden krijgt met Doret Tigchelaar de eerste vrouwelijke burgemeester. In: Tubantia . De Persgroep Nederland , April 23, 2019, accessed June 17, 2019 (Dutch). 
2. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)