Twente (or Twenthe) is a non-administrative region in the eastern Netherlands The Netherlands (pronounced /ˈnɛðɚləndz/ ; Dutch: Nederland, pronounced [ˈneːdərlɑnt] ( listen)) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located in North-West Europe. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany, probably named after the Tuihanti, a tribe that settled in that region in the beginning of our era. Twente contains the most urbanised and easterly part of the province of Overijssel Overijssel pronunciation (Dutch Low Saxon: Oaveriessel) is a province of the Netherlands in the central eastern part of the country. The region has a NUTS classification of NL21. The province's name means "Lands across river IJssel". The capital city of Overijssel is Zwolle and the largest city is Enschede. The province has a population. It's approximately the region bordered by the rivers Regge The Regge is a river in Overijssel, the Netherlands, tributary of the Vecht. The source of the Regge is near the town Goor. It flows north through Rijssen, Nijverdal, and Hellendoorn. The Regge joins the Vecht near Ommen and Dinkel The Dinkel is a river in Germany and the Netherlands, left tributary of the Vecht. Its total length is 93 km, of which 47 km in Germany. The Dinkel originates in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, between Ahaus and Coesfeld. It flows north to Gronau, crosses the border with the Netherlands , flows through Denekamp, and recrosses the border to, the border with Germany A region named Germania, inhabited by several Germanic peoples, has been known and documented before AD 100. Beginning in the 10th century, German territories formed a central part of the Holy Roman Empire, which lasted until 1806. During the 16th century, northern Germany became the centre of the Protestant Reformation. As a modern nation-state, and the province Gelderland Gelderland ( pronunciation , English also Guelders German: Geldern) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. The capital city is Arnhem. The two other major cities, Nijmegen and Apeldoorn have more inhabitants. Other major regional centers in Gelderland are Wageningen, Ede, Zutphen, Doetinchem,.
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The three large cities of Twente are Enschede Enschede (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛnsxəde:] ), also known as Eanske in the local dialect of Twents, is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of Overijssel and in the Twente region. The municipality of Enschede consisted of the city of Enschede until 1935, when the rural municipality of Lonneker, which completely, Hengelo Hengelo ( pronunciation ) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel. The city lies along the motorways A1/E30 and A35 and it has a station for the International Amsterdam – Hannover – Berlin service and Almelo Almelo is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. The main population centres in the town are Aadorp, Almelo, Mariaparochie and Bornerbroek. Like almost every other place in Twente, a textile A textile is a flexible material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres often referred to as thread or yarn. Yarn is produced by spinning raw wool fibres, linen, cotton, or other material on a spinning wheel to produce long strands. Textiles are formed by weaving, knitting, crocheting, knotting, or pressing fibres together industry was developed on the basis of the local industriousness, and the arrival of the railways made these three cities the economic axis of Twente. In Hengelo, machine construction and electrical engineering dominated. In Enschede, the textile dominated. The Twente textile industry now almost belongs to the past, although some high-tech textile industry and the textile academy AKI still are located in Enschede.
Twente has an airport, Enschede Airport Twente, and halfway between Hengelo and Enschede is the Universiteit Twente University of Twente is a university located in Enschede, Netherlands. It offers research and degree programmes in the social and behavioural sciences and in technology. In keeping with its enterprising spirit, the University is committed to making an economic and social contribution to the region of the Netherlands where it is based. The UT. The Enschede Airport Twente is an old airforce base, but it was closed in 2007.
Landscape
Tower for salt-mining, near Twekkelo Oostendorpermolen, near Haaksbergen Haaksbergen ( pronunciation ) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel, in the Twente regionOutside the large cities, Twente is a region with important nature areas such as the Lutterzand on the meandering Dinkel. It is bisected from north to south by a range of hills in western Twente (Nijverdalse Berg, Hellendoornse Berg), and hills in the east where the highest point is the Tankenberg near Oldenzaal Oldenzaal is a municipality and a town in the eastern of the Netherlands, near to the border with Germany. Scenic old towns are found at Ootmarsum and to a lesser degree Oldenzaal Oldenzaal is a municipality and a town in the eastern of the Netherlands, near to the border with Germany, which has an important Roman church. The old 'Oale Grieze' church in Oldenzaal is the oldest Roman-style church in the Netherlands. Eight Twentse places have obtained city rights: Almelo Almelo is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. The main population centres in the town are Aadorp, Almelo, Mariaparochie and Bornerbroek, Enschede Enschede (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛnsxəde:] ), also known as Eanske in the local dialect of Twents, is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of Overijssel and in the Twente region. The municipality of Enschede consisted of the city of Enschede until 1935, when the rural municipality of Lonneker, which completely, Oldenzaal Oldenzaal is a municipality and a town in the eastern of the Netherlands, near to the border with Germany, Ootmarsum, Goor, Rijssen Rijssen is a town in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Rijssen-Holten, Diepenheim Diepenheim is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Hof van Twente, about 5 km southwest of Goor and Delden Delden is a city in the Dutch province of Overijssel and, since 2001, in the municipality of Hof van Twente.
Geologically Twente is one of the most interesting areas of the Netherlands. It has strata from various periods in a very small area. There is an open stone quarry at Losser Losser ( pronunciation ) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands, while salt production is performed at Hengelo and Boekelo Boekelo is a Dutch village in the municipality of Enschede in the Eastern Netherlands. It currently has approximately 1915 residents in 2007, but with a new quarter that is almost finished, the population is estimated to grow to approximately 2700 in a few months. It is located just west of Usselo. The village is known for the Military Boekelo. The western Twente town of Nijverdal is the only place in the Netherlands where gold was found.
Folklore
Many traditional cultural practices have been preserved in Twente, such as blowing the mid-winter horn and the stoking of Easter fires. The Twents anthem praises these practices, together with the textile industriousness and the society. An extravagant carnival is celebrated in Oldenzaal, which like the most of eastern Twente is Roman Catholic The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with more than a billion members. The Church's leader is the Pope who holds supreme authority in concert with the College of Bishops of which he is the head. A communion of the Western church and 22 autonomous Eastern Catholic churches (called. The west of Twente is mainly Protestant The Protestant Church in the Netherlands came into being on 1 May 2004 as a merger of the Dutch Reformed Church (Nederlandse Hervormde Kerk, NHK), the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Gereformeerde Kerken in Nederland, GKN) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Evangelisch-Lutherse Kerk in het Koninkrijk der.
Today, Twente has one of Netherlands largest exile communities of Syriacs The Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac people are an ethnic group whose origins lie in the Fertile Crescent. Today that ancient territory is part of several nations; the Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac people have been minorities under other ethnic groups' rule since the early Middle Ages. They have traditionally lived in northern Iraq, Syria, northwest Iran, and (also known as Assyrians The Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac people are an ethnic group whose origins lie in the Fertile Crescent. Today that ancient territory is part of several nations; the Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac people have been minorities under other ethnic groups' rule since the early Middle Ages. They have traditionally lived in northern Iraq, Syria, northwest Iran, and, Arameans The Aramaeans were a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people who lived in upper Mesopotamia (Biblical Aram) during the Late Bronze Age and the Iron Age and Chaldeans The Chaldean Christians are adherents of the Chaldean Catholic Church, and are ethnic Assyrians).
Dialects
Main article: Twents Tweants is a West Dutch Low Saxon group of dialects spoken by approximately 62% of the population of Twente, a region in the Dutch province of Overijssel bordering on Germany. Its speakers also refer to Tweants as plat or simply dialect. A widespread misconception is the assumption that it is a variety of Dutch. It is, however, a variety of DutchThe local dialect is known as Twents, a dialect of Low German Low German or Low Saxon is any of the regional language varieties of the West Germanic languages spoken mainly in northern Germany and the eastern part of the Netherlands. The historical sprachraum also includes contemporary northern Poland, the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia and a part of southern Lithuania, which together with Limburgs Limburgish, also called Limburgian or Limburgic is a group of East Low Franconian language varieties spoken in the Limburg and Rhineland regions, near the common Dutch / Belgian / German border. The area in which it is spoken roughly fits within a wide circle from Venlo to Düsseldorf to Aachen to Maastricht to Hasselt and back to Tienen. In some is one of the two regional languages of the Netherlands. Twents is spoken in all parts of Twente, but varies in each village.
The Van Deinse Instituut is involved in researching the past and present of Twente. It is located in Enschede and studies the regional culture, folk knowledge, language, cultural history and landscape of Twente. It also collects, maintains, studies and displays an extensive collection of material from the history of Twente.
Places in Twente
Aadorp Aadorp is a village on the northern side of Almelo, Netherlands with a population of about 1500; it has been part of the Almelo municipality since 2001. The villagers of Aadorp are very close, since there are so few of them. The central meeting point in Aadorp is the Aahoes, which consists of a meeting hall, and a small barbershop. Also, Aadorp -- Albergen Albergen is a town in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the municipality of Tubbergen, and lies about 7 km east of Almelo -- Almelo Almelo is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. The main population centres in the town are Aadorp, Almelo, Mariaparochie and Bornerbroek -- Beuningen -- Boekelo Boekelo is a Dutch village in the municipality of Enschede in the Eastern Netherlands. It currently has approximately 1915 residents in 2007, but with a new quarter that is almost finished, the population is estimated to grow to approximately 2700 in a few months. It is located just west of Usselo. The village is known for the Military Boekelo -- Borne -- Bornerbroek Bornerbroek is a church village in the municipality of Almelo in Twente, the Dutch province of Overijssel. The village has approximately 1800 inhabitants. Up to the municipal reallocation of 1 January 2001, the village was part of the municipality of Borne -- Breklenkamp Breklenkamp is a town in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the municipality of Dinkelland, and lies about 16 km north of Oldenzaal -- Buurse -- Daarle -- Delden Delden is a city in the Dutch province of Overijssel and, since 2001, in the municipality of Hof van Twente -- De Lutte -- Den Ham Den Ham is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Twenterand, about 15 km northwest of Almelo -- Denekamp Denekamp is a town in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the region of Twente and the municipality of Dinkelland, and lies about 9 km northeast of Oldenzaal -- Deurningen Deurningen is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the municipality of Dinkelland, and lies about 5 km northeast of Hengelo -- Diepenheim Diepenheim is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Hof van Twente, about 5 km southwest of Goor -- Enschede Enschede (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛnsxəde:] ), also known as Eanske in the local dialect of Twents, is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of Overijssel and in the Twente region. The municipality of Enschede consisted of the city of Enschede until 1935, when the rural municipality of Lonneker, which completely -- Enter -- Fleringen Fleringen is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the municipality of Tubbergen, and lies about 10 km east of Almelo -- Glanerbrug Glanerbrug is a village east of Enschede, Netherlands and is also situated in the municipality Enschede. It is close to the border with Germany, which is formed by the stream Glanerbeek. The name of Glanerbrug is derived from the bridge over the Glanerbeek -- Goor -- Haaksbergen Haaksbergen ( pronunciation ) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel, in the Twente region -- Hellendoorn Hellendoorn ( pronunciation ) is a municipality and a town in the middle of the Dutch province of Overijssel -- Hengelo Hengelo ( pronunciation ) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel. The city lies along the motorways A1/E30 and A35 and it has a station for the International Amsterdam – Hannover – Berlin service -- Lattrop Lattrop is a town in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the municipality of Dinkelland, and lies about 13 km north of Oldenzaal -- Lonneker Lonneker is a village in Twente, in the province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Enschede, about 3 km north of the city centre -- Losser -- Mander -- Markelo -- Nijverdal -- Oldenzaal -- Ootmarsum -- Overdinkel -- Rijssen -- Rossum (Overijssel) -- Saasveld -- Tilligte -- Tubbergen -- Twekkelo -- Usselo -- Vasse -- Vriezenveen -- Vroomshoop -- Weerselo -- Wierden -- Zenderen
- See also Twentestad
Coordinates: 52°19′18″N 6°46′13″E / 52.32167°N 6.77028°E
Categories: Geography of the Netherlands | Regions of the Netherlands | Overijssel | Twente | Saxons
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