Geerdijk is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of

Twenterand Twenterand (; Twents: ) 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 al ...

. It became a village in 2009.

History

Geerdijk was founded in the mid-19th century along the canal Almelo–De Haandrik as a

peat Peat (), also known as turf (), is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. The peatland ecosystem covers and is the most efficien ...

excavation village. It was a Catholic enclave which was settled by colonists from neighbouring Germany and the area around Slagharen and

Dedemsvaart Dedemsvaart ("Dedem's Canal") ( Dutch Low Saxon: ''De Voart'') is a town in Overijssel, the Netherlands. Overview The town is located along an old canal, also called , which is the source of the village's name. The canal lost its commercial im ...

. In 1868, an independent parish was established. In 1906, the Geerdijk railway station opened on the Mariënberg–

Almelo Almelo () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. The main population centres in the town are Aadorp, Almelo, Mariaparochie, and Bornerbroek. Almelo has about 72,000 inhabitants in the middle of ...

railway, and closed on 29 April 2016. It was closed, because there were not enough passengers and

Arriva Arriva plc is a British multinational corporation, multinational public transport company headquartered in Sunderland, England.Hardenberg Hardenberg (; nds-nl, Haddenbarreg or '' 'n Arnbarg'') is a city and municipality in the province of Overijssel, Eastern Netherlands. The municipality of Hardenberg has a population of about 60,000, with about 19,000 living in the city. It rece ...

. Geerdijk used to be part of the municipality of Den Ham. In 2001, it was merged into

. It was considered a hamlet of

Vroomshoop Vroomshoop is a town located at the center of the municipality Twenterand in the Dutch province of Overijssel and was founded around 1859. The earliest inhabitants lived from the peat that was found in the nearby area. Farmers from the Gronin ...

. In 2009, Geerdijk separated from Vroomshoop, and became a village.

Gallery

File:Geerdijk nooorderweg oudste nog bestaande woning.jpg, Oldest extant house from 1878 File:Geerdijk kerk.jpg, Church of Geerdijk File:Station Geerdijk.jpg, Geerdijk railway station File:Geerdijk repos ailleurs 01.jpg, Repos Ailleurs

References

Populated places in Overijssel Salland Twenterand {{Overijssel-geo-stub