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Country
  
Netherlands

Demonym(s)
  
Wierdenaar

Postcode
  
7464–7469, 7640–7649

Area
  
95.24 km²

Province
  
Overijssel

Elevation
  
11 m (36 ft)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area code
  
0546, 0547, 0548

Local time
  
Sunday 10:06 PM

Team
  
SV Zwaluwen Wierden

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Weather
  
10°C, Wind NW at 10 km/h, 79% Humidity

Wierden ( pronunciation ) is a town and a municipality in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel.

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Map of Wierden, Netherlands

The municipality of Wierden also includes the following towns, villages and townships: Enter, Hoge Hexel, IJpelo, Notter, Rectum (Wierden) Zuna.

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 in total of which, only one is currently in use. The major is Henk Robben, who is also the chair of the board of major 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.

Twin towns — sister cities

Wierden is twinned with:

  • Maldegem in Belgium
  • Ermont in France
  • Lampertheim in Germany
  • Since September 2010, the town council decided to stop the cooperation between the municipalities because of the high costs and too low benefit.

    Notable residents

  • Berthil ter Avest (1970), soccer player
  • Loes Haverkort (1981), actress
  • Anton Huiskes (1928–2008), ice-skater and trainer (national team)
  • Jos Lammertink (1958), cyclist
  • Jan Pouls (1964), soccer player
  • Johanna ter Steege (1961), actress
  • Eddy Zoëy (1967), radio- and TV presenter and singer
  • References

    Wierden Wikipedia