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Geesteren (Tweants: Geestern) is a village in the eastern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Tubbergen, Overijssel about 9 km northeast of Almelo.

It was first mentioned in 1268 as Geysteren. The etymology is unclear.[3] Around 1800, it developed into a village around the Catholic church.[4] In 1840, Geesteren together with Harbrinkhoek and Langeveen were home to 1,329 people.[5] The Roman Catholic church, St. Pancratius, is named after Pancras of Rome, and dates from 1926.[4]

Every year an international concours hippique is organised at Erve Maathuis mainly focussing on show jumping. In 2019 this 'CSI Twente' celebrated its 45th anniversary.[5]

A landmark alongside the main road is the windmill 'Grote Geesterse Molen' which dates from 1867.[4]

Gallery

  • Old style farmhouse with barn
    Old style farmhouse with barn
  • Monument for a vanished mill
    Monument for a vanished mill
  • Grote Geesterse Molen
    Grote Geesterse Molen
  • Concours Hippique (1946)
    Concours Hippique (1946)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 7678AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Geesteren - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Ronald Stenvert & Jan ten Hove (1998). "Geesteren" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 147. ISBN 90 400 9200 1. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Geesteren (Overijssel)". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 March 2022.
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