Wierden




Municipality in Overijssel, Netherlands











































































Wierden
Municipality

Wierden city hall
Wierden city hall





Flag of Wierden
Flag
Coat of arms of Wierden
Coat of arms

Highlighted position of Wierden in a municipal map of Overijssel
Location in Overijssel

Coordinates: 52°21′N 6°36′E / 52.350°N 6.600°E / 52.350; 6.600Coordinates: 52°21′N 6°36′E / 52.350°N 6.600°E / 52.350; 6.600
Country Netherlands
Province Overijssel
Government
[1]

 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor
Henk Robben (CDA)
Area
[2]

 • Total 95.39 km2 (36.83 sq mi)
 • Land 94.77 km2 (36.59 sq mi)
 • Water 0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]

 11 m (36 ft)
Population
(August 2017)[4]

 • Total 24,260
 • Density 256/km2 (660/sq mi)
Demonym(s) 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



Dutch Topographic map of Wierden, July 2013


Wierden (About this soundpronunciation (help·info); 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 (Wierden) [nl] 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 in total of which, only one is currently in use. The major is Henk Robben [nl], who is also the chair of the board of major 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.




Contents






  • 1 International relations


    • 1.1 Twin towns — sister cities




  • 2 Gallery


  • 3 Notable residents


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





International relations


See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in The Netherlands


Twin towns — sister cities


Wierden is twinned with:




  • Belgium Maldegem in Belgium


  • France Ermont in France


  • Germany Lampertheim in Germany


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



Gallery






  • 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




  • Berthil ter Avest (1970), soccer player


  • Loes Haverkort (1981), actress


  • Anton Huiskes (1928–2008), ice-skater and trainer (national team)


  • Jos Lammertink (1958), cyclist


  • Jan Pouls [nl] (1964), soccer player


  • Johanna ter Steege (1961), actress


  • Eddy Zoëy [nl] (1967), radio- and TV presenter and singer



References





  1. ^ "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..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.


  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 7642EB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 April 2014.


  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.




External links




  • Media related to Wierden at Wikimedia Commons

  • Official website













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