Wierden (;

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: ''Wierdn'') is a town and a municipality in the eastern

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, in the province of

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. The municipality of Wierden also includes the following towns, villages and townships: Enter, , , Notter,

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

Gallery

File:Wierden, de Sint Jan de Doperkerk IMG 5743 2020-05-31 12.16.jpg, Church: the Sint Jan de Doperkerk File:Klomp Enter.jpg, World's largest wooden shoe made out of one piece of wood, in the

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since June 26, 1991. It stands in the village of

Enter, Netherlands Enter (Low German: ''Eanter'') is a village in the eastern Netherlands. Enter is located in the municipality of Wierden, Overijssel, between Almelo, Goor, Bornerbroek and Rijssen. In 2021, it was home to 5,515 inhabitants. History The histor ...

File:Enter - Beeld 'Gaanzendriewer' van Piet Brouwer voor Klompenmuseum 't Schöpke.jpg, 'Gaanzendriewer' (Geese driver) by Piet Brouwer in front of the Klompenmuseum 't Schöpke

Notable residents

* Johanna ter Steege (born 1961), actress *

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retrieved 25 May 2019

Sport

* Anton Huiskes (1928–2008), ice-skater and national team trainer, competed at the 1948 and

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* 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

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* Annefleur Kalvenhaar (1994–2014) cyclist and mountain biker * Tom Stamsnijder (born 1985) former professional road bicycle racer

References

External links

* * {{Authority control Municipalities of Overijssel Populated places in Overijssel Twente