Wierden

Wierden
Wierden
Municipality
	Wierden city hall
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in Overijssel
	Coordinates: 52°21′N 6°36′E / 52.350°N 6.600°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Overijssel
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Doret Tigchelaar-van Oene (CDA)
Area
• Total	95.39 km2 (36.83 sq mi)
• Land	94.63 km2 (36.54 sq mi)
• Water	0.76 km2 (0.29 sq mi)
Elevation	11 m (36 ft)
Population (January 2021)
• Total	24,538
• Density	259/km2 (670/sq mi)
Demonym	Wierdenaar
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	7464–7469, 7640–7649
Area code	0546, 0547, 0548
Website	www.wierden.nl

Wierden (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋiːrdə(n)] ^ⓘ; Tweants: Wierdn) is a town and a municipality in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel.

The municipality of Wierden also includes the following towns, villages and townships: Enter, Hoge Hexel [nl], IJpelo [nl], Notter, Rectum, and Zuna [nl].

The municipality has 10 primary schools and 1 secondary school. There are 2 soccer clubs, 2 tennis clubs and 1 volleyball club, this is only the top of the clubs. The village has 3 cemeteries of which, only one is currently in use. The mayor is Doret Tigchelaar-van Oene [nl], who is also the chair of the board of mayor and aldermen.

In midsummer, the locally known, 3-day festival "WieZo" is held. Which starts on a Thursday and ends Saturdays. Every night there are 2 musical acts on the Binnenhof. On Saturday there is also the Wiezoloop. For some years the Wiezoloop has become an independent event, separate from the Wiezo, and is held the same year about 1 month earlier.

International relations

Twin towns — sister cities

Wierden is twinned with:

Ermont, France Lampertheim, Germany Maldegem, Belgium

Since September 2010, the town council decided to stop the cooperation between the municipalities because of the high costs and too low benefit.

Gallery

Church: the Sint Jan de Doperkerk
World's largest wooden shoe made out of one piece of wood, in the Guinness Book of Records since June 26, 1991. It stands in the village of Enter, Netherlands
'Gaanzendriewer' (Geese driver) by Piet Brouwer in front of the Klompenmuseum 't Schöpke

Notable residents

Johanna ter Steege (born 1961), actress ^[5]
Loes Haverkort (born 1981), actress ^[6]

Sport

Anton Huiskes (1928–2008), ice-skater and national team trainer, competed at the 1948 and 1952 Winter Olympics
Hennie Stamsnijder (born 1954) former professional cyclo-cross and road racing cyclist
Jos Lammertink (born 1958) retired road bicycle racer
Berthil ter Avest (born 1970), soccer player, 275 caps
Marieke van den Ham (born 1983) a water polo player, team gold medallist at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Annefleur Kalvenhaar (1994–2014) cyclist and mountain biker
Tom Stamsnijder (born 1985) former professional road bicycle racer

References

^ "Wie zit er in het college van b&w?" [Who is member of the board of mayor and aldermen?] (in Dutch). Gemeente Wierden. 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 7642EB". 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.
^ IMDb Database retrieved 25 May 2019
^ IMDb Database retrieved 25 May 2019