Zenderen is a village in the
Dutch
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province of
Overijssel
Overijssel (; ; ; ) is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the eastern part of the country. The province's name comes from the perspective of the Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht, Episcopal principality of Utrecht ...
. It is a part of the municipality of
Borne, and lies about 6 km southeast of
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 o ...
.
History
The village was first mentioned in the late-10th century as in Sindron. The etymology is unclear.
Zunderen is an ''
esdorp
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'' which started to develop after the church was built in 1798. The church was demolished in 1946.
The
Carmelite
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s monastery was founded in 1855 in Zenderen on the grounds of the former estate of Hulscher. The monastery was built in
Gothic Revival
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style and consists of four buildings around an inner court. The eastern wing contains the St Stephanus Church which was the successor of the monastery church. Nearby a nunnery was built.
Zenderen was home to 1,232 people in 1840.
References
Populated places in Overijssel
Twente
Borne, Overijssel
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