Geesteren, Overijssel
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. Around 1800, it developed into a village around the Catholic church. In 1840, Geesteren together with Harbrinkhoek and Langeveen were home to 1,329 people. The Roman Catholic church, St. Pancratius, is named after Pancras of Rome, and dates from 1926.
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.
A landmark alongside the main road is the windmill 'Grote Geesterse Molen' which dates from 1867.
Gallery
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Old style farmhouse with barn -
Monument for a vanished mill -
Grote Geesterse Molen -
Concours Hippique (1946)
References
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 7678AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Geesteren - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ Ronald Stenvert & Jan ten Hove (1998). "Geesteren" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 147. ISBN 90 400 9200 1. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Geesteren (Overijssel)". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 March 2022.
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