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Geesteren, Gelderland

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Country
  
Netherlands

Province
  
Gelderland

Municipality
  
Berkelland

Population
  
1,320 (2007)

Local time
  
Saturday 12:48 PM

Geesteren, Gelderland

Weather
  
12°C, Wind SE at 8 km/h, 53% Humidity

Geesteren is a village in the eastern Dutch, located in the municipality of Berkelland, Gelderland. It was hit by a small tornado 1988, which lifted the party tent to celebrate the 1000th anniversary of Geesteren and moved it two meters.

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Map of Geesteren, Netherlands

Geesteren was a separate municipality until 1818, when it was merged with nearby Borculo.

Buildings

Geesteren is well known for its church, which is one of the three churches in Europe with a stepped gable, as a result of this, the tower is topped by two weather cocks instead of just one.

The wind powered grist mill De Ster (The Star) was built in 1859.

References

Geesteren, Gelderland Wikipedia