Twenterand

Twenterand

*Tweanteraand* (Twents)
Twenterand Tweanteraand (Twents)
Municipality
	Windmill in Vriezenveen
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in Overijssel
	Twenterand Twenterand
	Coordinates: 52°25′N 6°38′E / 52.417°N 6.633°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Overijssel
Established	1 January 2001
Renamed	1 January 2003
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Hans Broekhuizen (CDA)
Area
• Total	108.14 km2 (41.75 sq mi)
• Land	106.17 km2 (40.99 sq mi)
• Water	1.97 km2 (0.76 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population (January 2021)
• Total	33,699
• Density	317/km2 (820/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	7670–7677, 7680–7683
Area code	0546
Website	www.twenterand.nl

Twenterand (Dutch: [ˈtʋɛntərɑnt] ^ⓘ; Twents: Tweanteraand) is a municipality in the province of Overijssel in the eastern Netherlands. The name means "edge of Twente" as it is situated on the northwestern fringe of the historical region of Twente.

The municipality of Twenterand also had two city halls, because of the merger between the former municipalities of Vriezenveen and Den Ham 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 Twente and the former municipal area of Den Ham partly to the region of Salland and partly to the region of Twente.

Population centres

Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Twenterand, June 2015

Transportation

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 (born 1963 in Den Ham) a former strongman and powerlifter
Jarno Hams (born 1974 in Hengelo) a strongman
Johan Kenkhuis (born 1980 in Vriezenveen) swimmer, won bronze at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Christian Kist (born 1986 in Mariënberg) a Dutch professional darts player
Maayke Heuver (born 1990 in Vriezenveen) a former Dutch footballer, 154 caps for FC Twente and 17 for NL women's team

Gallery

Ned. Hervormde Kerk Vriezenveen
De Veene-leiding loopt hier over in de Linderbeek - Vroomshoop
Den Ham, klokkenstoel
Vriezenveen

References

^ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2001" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2001]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
^ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2003" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2003]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
^ "Collegeleden" [Members of the board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Twenterand. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ "Postcodetool for 7671GS". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.